Definition of DROFF

droff

Adj

  • Turbid.
  • Sorrowful, disturbed.

Examples

  • a droff soul, a heavy heart and a troubled mind
  • And my soul swith mickle droff isǃ
  • wading through deep, droff waters

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English drof (“turbid, troubled”), from Old English drōf (“dreggy; dirty; troubled”), from Proto-Germanic *drōbuz. Cognate with Dutch droef (“sad; miserable”), German trüb (“turbid; dim; sad”) (English trub).

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