dreich adj 1 dreary, long-lasting, persistent; tiresome, hard to bear. 2 of time, journeys etc long, wearisome. 3 of sermons, speeches etc long-winded; dry, uninteresting. 4 of the weather, scenery etc dreary, bleak.
It was today's weather that was particularly dreich… it was grey in its dreichness… the sky above was grey, the water in the River Almond was grey, the streets of Edinburgh were grey, the Georgian buildings lining those streets were grey, the trees in the park were grey. It was a grey day.
There is a particularly uninspiring little village in West Lothian, a village with really very little to commend it, and it is called Breich. It is full of grey houses and every time I have been there, the weather has always been miserable. As the saying goes:
It's aye dreich in Breich.
That's it for today.
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