dree

dree · verb¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · inherited from*dʰrewgʰ-“to hold fast”
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*dreuganą“to act; to work, (specifically) to do military service”
3. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*dreugan
4. Old English · inherited fromdrēogan
5. Middle English · inherited fromdreen
6. Scots · borrowed fromdree
7. English todaydree

Probably partly borrowed from Scots dree, and partly derived from its etymon Middle English dreen, dreghen, dreogen, drien, from Old English drēogan, from Proto-West Germanic *dreugan, from Proto-Germanic *dreuganą (“to act; to work, (specifically) to do military service”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrewgʰ- (“to hold fast”). Doublet of dreich, dright, and drighten. Cognates * Gothic 𐌳𐍂𐌹𐌿𐌲𐌰𐌽 (driugan, “to do military service”) * Icelandic drýgja (“to commit, connect, perpetrate, lengthen”) * Scots dree, drie (“to bear, endure, suffer, thole”)

dree · noun²

1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*dreugaz
2. Old Norse · derived fromdrjúgr“sufficient; excessive, very; great; strong”
3. Old English · derived fromgedrēog“calm, quiet; sober; fit, suitable”
4. Old English · derived from*drēog
5. Middle English · derived fromdregh
6. Middle English · inherited fromdri
7. Scots · borrowed fromdree
8. English todaydree

Probably partly: * derived from the verb (see etymology 1); and * borrowed from Scots dree, or derived from its etymon Middle English dri, drie, dregh, dreghe (“annoyance, trouble; grief; period of time”), possibly from Middle English dregh, dri, drie (“burdensome; depressing, dismal; large, tall; lasting, long; long-suffering, patient; tedious; of blows: hard, heavy; of the face: unchanging, unmoved; of a person: strong, valorous”), from Old English *drēog, *drēoȝ, dreoh (“earnest; fit; sober”), and then probably partly: ** shortened from Old English gedrēog (“calm, quiet; sober; fit, suitable”, adjective); and ** influenced by Old Norse drjúgr (“sufficient; excessive, very; great; strong”), from Proto-Germanic *dreugaz (see above). Doublet of dreich.

dree · adverb³

From dreich (adjective).

dree · adjective⁴

See dreich.

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