Etymology

drearihead

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Today it means: sadness; dreariness Full definition →

Middle English dreryhed
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromdreryhed
  2. English todaydrearihead

From Middle English dreryhed; equivalent to dreary + -head (“hood”).

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