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Jul 20, 2009 · DREICH adj tedious, dull. This word is anything but dull. Dreichness could even inspire fear. Alexander Montgomerie’s poem The Cherrie and the Slae (1585) tells us: “The craig was vgly, stay (steep) and dreiche,...I was effrayit to mount so heich”.
The earliest known use of the adjective dreich is in the Old English period (pre-1150). dreich is of multiple origins. Probably partly formed within English, by clipping or shortening.
OED's earliest evidence for dreich is from before 1275, in Proverbs of Alfred. It is also recorded as an adjective from the Old English period (pre-1150). dreich is formed within English, by conversion.
"Dreich" - meaning dull or gloomy - topped a poll to mark Book Week Scotland, led by the Scottish Book Trust. It beat off contenders including "glaikit", "scunnered" and "shoogle".
The basic meaning is long-drawn-out, protracted, hence tedious, wearisome. [driç] 1. In gen. contexts: protracted, dreary, hard to bear. Sc. 1893 R. L. Stevenson Catriona x.: I think you will say yourself it is a dreich business. Edb. 1866 J. Smith Poems 40: Sic dreich wark. . . . For lang I tholed an' fendit.
The Scots language word that has been voted ‘most iconic Scots word’ is the word dreich. Dreich, which is recorded in Scots since the 15th century, and was also once used in Middle English, originally described something that was dreary, tiresome or wearisome.
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Dec 3, 2019 · ‘Dreich’ has been revealed as the winner of the Scottish Book Trust’s search for the most iconic Scots word. The national charity transforming lives through reading and writing, recently held a vote to find the nation’s best word.
