Etymology

fordry

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Today it means: To dry up; become dry. Full definition →

Middle English fordrien ← Old English fordrūgian
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fordry · verb1

  1. Old English · inherited fromfordrūgian“to become dry, wither”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromfordrien
  3. English todayfordry

From Middle English fordrien, fordruien, fordruȝen, from Old English fordrūgian (“to become dry, wither”), equivalent to for- + dry.

fordry · adjective2

  1. Middle English · inherited fromfordruye
  2. English todayfordry

From Middle English fordruye, equivalent to for- (“very, excessively”) + dry.

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