EGAVE

drow

About 0.02 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun A member of a race of folkloric beings from Orkney and Shetland; cognate to the Scandinavian troll. “hidden people” (Faroese huldufólk, Norwegian huldrefolk), subterraneans (Norwegian underjordiske, Swedish underjordiska, Gutnish di sma undar jordi), fairies, “troll-folk”, and thereof (Swedish oknytt) ghost; cognate to Scandinavian folklore of gnomes, wights, trolls, etc, being supernatural ghosts “The devil”, cognate to Scanian dråe (“devil”).
  2. noun “hidden people” (Faroese huldufólk, Norwegian huldrefolk), subterraneans (Norwegian underjordiske, Swedish underjordiska, Gutnish di sma undar jordi), fairies, “troll-folk”, and thereof (Swedish oknytt)
  3. noun ghost; cognate to Scandinavian folklore of gnomes, wights, trolls, etc, being supernatural ghosts
  4. noun “The devil”, cognate to Scanian dråe (“devil”).
  5. noun A member of a fictional race of dark elves in various fantasy settings, such as Dungeons & Dragons.
  6. noun A fictional constructed language spoken by the Drow.

Similar words

dark elf dwelf drider dwarrowdam darkling dungeons and dragoner drownee drowner drownder dwarfkind

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