Etymology

adree

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Today it means: To carry on; practice; pass (life, time, etc.). Full definition →

Middle English adreȝen ← Old English ādrēogan
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  1. Old English · inherited fromādrēogan“to act, do, perform, practice, bear, suffer, endure, pass time, live”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromadreȝen
  3. English todayadree

From Middle English adreȝen, adreoȝen, from Old English ādrēogan (“to act, do, perform, practice, bear, suffer, endure, pass time, live”), equivalent to a- + dree.

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