DRAM, _sb._ a drink. Fergusson, 40; Mansie Wauch, 9, 9; 90, 2. Norse _dram_, a drink, always used with reference to a strong drink, so in Sco. Dan. _dram_, as much of a strong drink as is taken at one time (Molbeck). O. Sw. _dramb_, drinking in general, carousing. This usage of _dram_ is distinctively Scand. and Sco. Cp. Eng. _dram_, Sco. vb. _dram_, to furnish with drinks. DRAWKIT, _adj._ drenched. Dunbar 142, 102; Douglas, I, 56, 12; III, 303, 8. See _draik_. The vowel is difficult to explain. Absence of _n_ before the _k_ proves that it is either a Scand. loanword direct, or a Sco. formation from one. There is no Scand. word from which _drawkit_ could come. It may be a Sco. formation from _draik_. For change of _ai_ to _aw_ cp. _agent_ and _awgent_; _various_ and _vawrious_, in Aberdeen dial. The M. Dan. _drockne_, N. Norse _drokna_, would hardly account for _aw_ in _drawkit_. DROOK, to drench, to drown. Isaiah, XVI, 9; LV, 10; Psalms, VI, 6. Cannot come from O.N. _drekkja_. Probably from O.N. _drukna_, to drown, Norse _drukna_, O. Dan. _dronkne_, by lengthening of the vowel. Cp. Cu. _drookt_, severely wet. The following infinitive forms also occur, _draik_, _drowk_, _drawk_. DROUKIT, _adj._ drenched. Fergusson, 40. See _drook_. DRUCKEN, DRUKEN, _adj._ drunken, addicted to drink. O.N., Norse _drukken_, pp. of _drikka_, to drink. Early E. Scand. has the unassimilated form. Cp. O. Dan. _dronkne_, _drone_. Later Dan. _drougne_, _drocken_. Early Sw. _drokken_. DUDDY, _adj._ ragged. Fergusson, 146; Burns, 68, 48. See _duds_. Cp. Cu. _duddy fuddiel_, a ragged fellow. DUDS, _sb. pl._ rags, clothes, O.N. _dudi_, "vestes plumatae" (Haldorson), _duda_ (_duða_), to wrap up heavily, to swaddle. Gael. _dud_, rag, is a loan-word from O.N. It is possible that the word may have come into Lowland Sco. by way of Gael. EGG, _vb._ to urge on, to incite. O.N. _eggja_, goad, incite, Norse _egga_, Dan. _egge_, id. The word is general Gmc., but this specific sense is Scand. Cp. O. Fr. _eggia_, to quarrel, to fight. M.L.G. _eggen_, to cut, to sharpen a sword. EGGING, _sb._ excitement, urging. Bruce, IV, 539. See _egg_. EIDENT, YDAN, YTHAND, _adj._ diligent. Dalr., I, 233, 35; Fergusson, 94; Douglas, I, 86, 17. O.N. _iðinn_, assiduous, diligent, _iðja_, to be active. Norse _idn_, activity, industry. Cp. Dan. _id_, _idelig_. ELDING, _sb._ fuel. Dalr., I, 10, 8. O.N. _elding_, firing, fuel. Norse _elding_, id. Cu. _eldin_. From O.N. _eldr_, fire. Cp. Shetland _eld_, fire. See N.E.D. ELDNYNG, _sb._ passion, also jealousy. Dunbar, 36, 204; 119, 126, literally "firing up." O.N. _eldr_, fire. Cp. Sw. _elding_.