dreòlan

dreòlan
I
a wren, Irish dreólán: *drivolo-; See dreathan.
II
a silly person, Irish dreólán, Welsh drel, a clown; from English droll? Thurneysen prefers to consider these words borrowed from English thrall, Norse þ;r$$oel. The word appears as dreòlan, dreallaire, drollaire. In the sense of "loiterer", these words are from the Norse drolla, loiter, English droil.

Etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language. . 1982.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”