dreorig
Old English
Alternative forms
- drēoreġ, drēorġ, drīoriġ
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *dreuzagaz. Cognate with Old Saxon drōrag, Old High German trūrag, Old Norse dreyrugr. Equivalent to drēor + -iġ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdre͜oː.rij/
Adjective
drēoriġ
- sad
- Dēaþ biþ simle drēoriġ, for þon þe ealle menn sind ġelufode, oþþe hūru lufe wierðe.
- Death is always sad, because all people are loved, or at least deserve love.
- c. 996, Ælfric's Lives of Saints
- Hwȳ eart þū swā drēoriġ?
- Why are you so sad?
- bloody, gory
Declension
Declension of drēoriġ — Strong
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | drēoriġ | drēoriġu, drēorġu, drēoriġo, drēorġo | drēoriġ |
| Accusative | drēoriġne | drēoriġe, drēorġe | drēoriġ |
| Genitive | drēoriġes, drēorġes | drēoriġre | drēoriġes, drēorġes |
| Dative | drēoriġum, drēorġum | drēoriġre | drēoriġum, drēorġum |
| Instrumental | drēoriġe, drēorġe | drēoriġre | drēoriġe, drēorġe |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | drēoriġe, drēorġe | drēoriġa, drēorġa, drēoriġe, drēorġe | drēoriġu, drēorġu, drēoriġo, drēorġo |
| Accusative | drēoriġe, drēorġe | drēoriġa, drēorġa, drēoriġe, drēorġe | drēoriġu, drēorġu, drēoriġo, drēorġo |
| Genitive | drēoriġra | drēoriġra | drēoriġra |
| Dative | drēoriġum, drēorġum | drēoriġum, drēorġum | drēoriġum, drēorġum |
| Instrumental | drēoriġum, drēorġum | drēoriġum, drēorġum | drēoriġum, drēorġum |
Declension of drēoriġ — Weak
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | drēoriġa, drēorġa | drēoriġe, drēorġe | drēoriġe, drēorġe |
| Accusative | drēoriġan, drēorġan | drēoriġan, drēorġan | drēoriġe, drēorġe |
| Genitive | drēoriġan, drēorġan | drēoriġan, drēorġan | drēoriġan, drēorġan |
| Dative | drēoriġan, drēorġan | drēoriġan, drēorġan | drēoriġan, drēorġan |
| Instrumental | drēoriġan, drēorġan | drēoriġan, drēorġan | drēoriġan, drēorġan |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | drēoriġan, drēorġan | drēoriġan, drēorġan | drēoriġan, drēorġan |
| Accusative | drēoriġan, drēorġan | drēoriġan, drēorġan | drēoriġan, drēorġan |
| Genitive | drēoriġra, drēoriġena, drēorġena | drēoriġra, drēoriġena, drēorġena | drēoriġra, drēoriġena, drēorġena |
| Dative | drēoriġum, drēorġum | drēoriġum, drēorġum | drēoriġum, drēorġum |
| Instrumental | drēoriġum, drēorġum | drēoriġum, drēorġum | drēoriġum, drēorġum |
Derived terms
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