Etymology

drawk

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Today it means: Ryegrass, darnel, cockle, tare, or wild oats. Full definition →

Middle English drauke ← Middle Welsh drewc
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drawk · noun1

  1. Middle Welsh · derived fromdrewc“darnel”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromdrauke
  3. English todaydrawk

From Middle English drauke. Possibly from Middle Welsh drewc (“darnel”), in which case related to Gaulish *drāyāka or Latin dravoca. Compare also Dutch dravik.

drawk · verb2

  1. Middle Scots · derived fromdrawken
  2. English todaydrawk

From Middle Scots drawken, perhaps akin to Old Norse drukna.

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