| dree Mar 29th 2012, 18:20 English: | ← Older revision | Revision as of 18:20, 29 March 2012 | | Line 1: | Line 1: | | | ==English== | | ==English== | | − | | | | − | ===Etymology=== | | | − | {{etyl|ang}} ''[[dreogan|drēogan]]''. | | | | | | | | | ===Pronunciation=== | | ===Pronunciation=== | | | * {{IPA|/dɹiː/}} | | * {{IPA|/dɹiː/}} | | | | | | | − | ===Verb=== | + | ===Etymology 1=== | | | + | From {{etyl|enm}} {{term|dreen|lang=enm}}, {{term|dreghen|lang=enm}}, {{term|dreogen|lang=enm}}, from {{etyl|ang}} {{term|dreogan|drēogan|to do, work, perform, fulfill, take part in, conduct, lead a (certain) life, pass life, fight, wander, commit, perpetrate, do battle, wage war, experience, bear, suffer, endure, sustain, tolerate, act, labor, enjoy, be employed, be busy|lang=ang}}, from {{proto|Germanic|dreuganan|to work, act, do military service|lang=en}}, from {{proto|Indo-European|dhereugh-|to hold fast|lang=en}}, from {{proto|Indo-European|dher-|to hold, hold fast, support|lang=en}}. Cognate with {{etyl|sco|-}} {{term|dree|lang=sco}}, {{term|drie||to endure, thole, suffer, bear|lang=sco}}, {{etyl|got|-}} {{term|||tr=driugan|to do military service|lang=got}}, {{etyl|is|-}} {{term|drýgja||to commit, connect, perpetrate, lengthen|lang=is}}. See also {{l|en|dright}}. | | | + | | | | + | ====Verb==== | | | {{en-verb|dree|d}} | | {{en-verb|dree|d}} | | | | | | | − | # {{archaic}} To [[endure]], [[suffer]], put up with, [[undergo]]. | + | # {{transitive}} To [[suffer]]; [[bear]]; [[thole]]; [[endure]]; [[put up with]]; [[undergo]]. | | | #* '''1885''': And redoubled pine for its dwellers I '''dree''' — Richard F. Burton, ''The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night'' (Volume 8) | | #* '''1885''': And redoubled pine for its dwellers I '''dree''' — Richard F. Burton, ''The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night'' (Volume 8) | | | + | # {{intransitive}} To endure; [[brook]]; be able to do or [[continue]]. | | | | | | | − | ====Derived terms==== | + | =====Derived terms===== | | | * {{l|en|adree}} | | * {{l|en|adree}} | | | * [[dree one's weird]] | | * [[dree one's weird]] | | | + | | | | + | ===Etymology 2=== | | | + | From {{etyl|enm}} {{term|dreȝ|lang=enm}}, {{term|dregh|lang=enm}}, {{term|dryȝ||long, extended, great|lang=enm}}, from {{etyl|ang}} *{{term||drēog|fit, sober, earnest|lang=ang}} and/or {{etyl|non}} {{term|drjúgr||extensive, sufficient|lang=non}}; both from {{proto|Germanic|dreugaz|extensive, firm|lang=en}}, from {{proto|Indo-European|dhereugh-|to hold fast|lang=en}}, from {{proto|Indo-European|dher-|to hold, hold fast, support|lang=en}}. Cognate with {{etyl|sco|-}} {{term|dreich||extensive, lasting, long-lasting, tedious, tiresome, slow|lang=sco}}, {{etyl|fy|-}} {{term|drege||extensive, long-lasting|lang=fy}}, {{etyl|da|-}} {{term|drøj||tough, solid, heavy|lang=da}}, {{etyl|sv|-}} {{term|sv|-}} {{term|dryg||lasting, liberal, hard, large, ample|lang=sv}}, {{etyl|is|-}} {{term|drjúgur||long, substantial, ample, heavy|lang=is}}. | | | + | | | | + | ====Alternative forms==== | | | + | * {{l|en|dreigh}}, {{l|en|dreegh}} {{qualifier|Scotland}} | | | + | | | | + | ====Adjective==== | | | + | {{en-adj}} | | | + | | | | + | # {{context|Now|_|chiefly|_|dialectal}} [[long|Long]]; [[large]]; [[ample]]; [[great]]. | | | + | # {{context|Now|_|chiefly|_|dialectal}} Great; of [[serious]] [[moment]]. | | | + | # {{context|Now|_|chiefly|_|dialectal}} [[tedious|Tedious]]; [[wearisome]]; [[tiresome]]. | | | + | | | | + | =====Derived terms===== | | | + | * {{l|en|dreely}} | | | + | | | | + | ===Etymology 3=== | | | + | From {{etyl|enm}} {{term|dreghe|lang=enm}}, {{term|dregh|lang=enm}}, from {{term|dregh|lang=enm}}, {{term|dreȝ||long, extended, great|lang=enm}}. See above. | | | + | | | | + | ====Noun==== | | | + | {{en-noun}} | | | + | | | | + | # {{context|Now|_|chiefly|_|dialectal}} [[length|Length]]; [[extension]]; the longest [[part]]. | | | | | | | | ===Anagrams=== | | ===Anagrams=== | | |
