An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language / in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

by John Jamieson

Draiks. In the draiks, in a slovenly disordered state, S. B.
Popular Ball.

DRAM, adj.
1. Melancholy. S.B. [drum], synon.
Douglas.
2. Indifferent, S. B.
Ross.

Isl. draums, melancholicus.

DRAMOCK, DRAMMACH, DRUMMOCK, s.
1. Meal and water mixed in a raw state, S.
Watson's Coll.

Gael. dramaig.

2. Any thing boiled to the state of pulp, Ang.

To DRANT, DRUNT, v. n.
1. To drawl, S.
2. To pass in a tedious way, S.

Isl. dryn, drunde, mugire.

Ferguson.

Drant, Draunt, s.
1. A drawling enunciation, S.
Ramsay.
2. A slow and dull tune, S.