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

DREGY, DERGY, s.
1. The funeral service.
Dunbar.
2. The compotation of the funeral company, S.
Herd.

From the Lat. word dirige, frequently repeated in the office for the dead.

DREGGLE, s. A small drop of any liquid, S.

Su. G. dregel, saliva.

To DREGLE, DRAIGLE, v. n. To be tardy, S.
V. [Dreich].

DREIK, s. Excrement.

Teut. dreck.

Gl. Sibb.

To DREIP, v. n. To distil in drops, S.
Sel. S. Ball.

A. S. dryp-an, Isl. dreip-a, id.