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droff.

Turbid.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj
  1. Turbid.

    obsolete · regional
    wading through deep, droff waters
  2. Sorrowful, disturbed.

    obsolete · regional
    a droff soul, a heavy heart and a troubled mind
    And my soul swith mickle droff isǃ
Where this word comes from

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

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