dranndan

dranndan
drannd, dranndan
a hum, snarl, Irish draint, dranntán, Middle Irish drantaigim, I snarl; from a Celtic *dran, Indo-European dhreno-, sound, drone; English drone; Greek $$Gqrc$$nnos, dirge; Sanskrit dhran$$., sound, murmur.

Etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language. . 1982.

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  • drant — ˈdrant, ȧ intransitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: Scots drant, draunt droning or drawling tone, modification of Scottish Gaelic dranndan, draundan hum, buzzing, complaint, growl; akin to Irish Gaelic dranntan hum, buzzing, growl chiefly… …   Useful english dictionary

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