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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1857-1904
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DRUNT, v.2, n.2 [drʌnt]
1. v.
(1) To go slowly, to dawdle.Per. 1857 J. Stewart Sketches 36:
See Davie walkin' — it's trottin' or druntin'; Hear Davie talkin' — it's growlin' and gruntin'.Per. 1904 R. Ford Hum. Sc. Stories (2nd Series) 51:
I . . . gaed aboot druntin' an' dozin' as if I had nae further coont or care in the warld.
(2) “To nod while sleeping in a chair” (Ork. a.1920 D. Houston W.-L.; Cai.9 1949).
(3) To use bad language (Ork. 1929 Marw.).
2. n. A dull, slow person (Cai. 1916 T.S.D.C. II.).
[Norw. dial. drunta, to be tardy, to dawdle; to grump; Norw. drunt, a drone, sluggard. The Per. word is phs. an extended use of Draunt.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
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