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Dretch vs Bretch - What's the difference?

dretch | bretch |

As nouns the difference between dretch and bretch

is that dretch is an idle wench; a slattern while bretch is .

As a verb dretch

is to vex; grill; trouble; oppress or dretch can be to delay; linger; tarry.

dretch

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) dretchen, drecchen, drechen, from (etyl) .

Verb

(es)
  • To vex; grill; trouble; oppress.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) dretchen, drecchen, drechen, from (etyl) .

    Alternative forms

    * (l), (l) (Scotland)

    Verb

    (es)
  • To delay; linger; tarry.
  • To move slowly and heavily; dawdle; loiter.

    • Noun

    (dretches)
  • An idle wench; a slattern.
  • A person slow in the execution of a job; a dawdler.

    • bretch

    English

    Noun

    (es)