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

DREIRE, s. Leg. deire, hurt.
Fordun.

DRENE, s. Constant repetition.
Dunbar.

To DRESS, v. a.
1. To treat well or ill.
Wyntown.
2. To chastise, to drub, S.
3. To iron linens, S. Dressing-iron, a smoothing iron, S.

DRESSE, s. Exhibition.
Godly Ball.

DRESSER, s. A kitchen table, S.

Teut. dressoor, Fr. dressoir, a sideboard.

DREVEL, s. A driveller.
Dunbar.

DREUILLYNG, DRIUYLLING, s. The vagaries of the mind, during unsound sleep.
Douglas.

Isl. draefl, drafl, sermo stultus; also apinae, fooleries.

DREW, s.
1. A species of sea-weed that grows very long, Orkn.
Neill.
2. Sea laces, Fucus filum, S.