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Definition: Drow

Part of Speech Definition
Verb 1. Of Draw.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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"Drow" is a common misspelling or typo for: draw, drew, drop, row, drown, crow, drowsy, drowns, dhow, drowse.

Date "Drow" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1379. (references)

Note: Drow \Drow\, Imperative of Draw. [obsolete]. (references)

Common Expressions: Drow

Expressions Definition
Legacy of the Drow The Legacy of the Drow is the third series by R. A. Salvatore about the Forgotten Realms character Drizzt Do'Urden. (references)
Vault of the Drow Vault of the Drow was a module, coded D3, for use with the First Edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (AD&D) ruleset. The module is actually the sixth part of a seven-part series beginning with modules G1-3, and continuing through D1-2 Descent Into the Depths of the Earth before reaching the Vault. The series terminated with module Q1: Queen of the Demonweb Pits. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Extended Definition: Drow

Drow

This article refers to the "Drow" of Scottish folklore. To see the fictional elven race from Dungeons & Dragons see Drow (Dungeons & Dragons). For other fictionalizations, see Dark Elves in fiction.

Drow (pronounced /draʊ/, rhymes with 'now') is a mythical fairy in Scottish folklore which lived underground. According to Scott: 'Possession of supernatural wisdom is still imputed by the natives of Orkney and Zetland Islands, to the people called Drows, . . . who may, in most other respects, be identified with the Caledonian fairies.'[1] The word is sometimes a synonym for the devil.

Etymology

The Dictionary of the Scots Language (2005) lists it as a variant form of the Scots term 'Trow', which shares a common origin with the Scandinavian 'troll'.

References

  1. Sir Walter Scott, Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft (1830), p. 122

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Drow"



Topics by Level of Interest: Drow

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Drow 45     Drow 45
Drow (Dungeons & Dragons) 42     Drow (Dungeons & Dragons) 42
Legacy of the Drow 14     Drow of the Underdark 5
Vault of the Drow 10     Legacy of the Drow 14
Drow of the Underdark 5     Vault of the Drow 10

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

Non-English Usage: Drows

LanguageWordEnglish Translations (and synonyms of translations)
French, FrançaisDrowsDrow (Drows). Additional references: French, France. (volunteer & more translations)
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