dreih

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish druï, druí (“druid; magician, wizard, diviner”), from Proto-Celtic *dru-wid- (“tree-knower”), from Proto-Indo-European *dóru (“tree”) + *weyd- (“to know”). Cognate with Irish draoi, Scottish Gaelic draoidh, Welsh dryw.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /drəːi/

Noun

dreih m (genitive singular dreih, plural dreighyn)

  1. wretch
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