dregh

See also: drêgh

Middle English

Alternative forms

dreghe, dreȝ, dreȝe, dreȝghe, dreh, drei, dreigh, dreiȝ, drey, driȝe, drye, dryȝ, dryȝe

Etymology

From Old English *drēog, ġedrēog, from Proto-West Germanic *dreug, from Proto-Germanic *dreugaz.

Pronunciation

(Northern) IPA^(key): /dreːx/
IPA^(key): /driːx/, /drɛi̯x/

Adjective

dregh (chiefly Northern)

Derived terms

dreghly

Descendants

English: dree
Scots: dreich

References

“drī(e, adj.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Noun

dregh (chiefly Northern)

A frustration or difficulty.
A length; a long distance or duration.

Descendants

English: dree

References

“drī(e, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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