A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 648 pages of information about A Concise Dictionary of Middle English.

A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 648 pages of information about A Concise Dictionary of Middle English.

Dowaire, sb. dower, C2; dower, C2.—­AF. douayre (and dowere); Late Lat. dotarium.

Dowen, v. to endow, MD.—­OF. douer, doer; Lat. dotare.

Dowen; see Du3*en.

DoweA3/4e, sb. army, host, S. Phr.:  doweA3/4es louerd, Lord of Hosts, S; see DuheA deg.e.

Dowter, sb. daughter, S; see Dohter.

Dowue, sb. dove, MD, C3, W; douve, MD; dow, S3.—­Icel. dAfa; cp.  OS. dAba, Goth. dubo.  Cf. Douene.

Do3*ter, sb. daughter, S, S2; see Dohter.

Dozein, adj. dozen, S2; doseyn, C.—­AF. dozeine, from doze, twelve; Lat. duodecim.

Drad, pp. dreaded, C2; dradde, pt. pl., S; see Dreden.

DrA|m, sb. joyful sound, S; see Dreem.

Draf, pt. s. drove, S2; see Driuen.

Draf, sb. draff, husks, dregs, MD, C3, PP, Cath.; draff, JD; draffe, PP; draft, W2.—­Icel. draf.

Dragen, v. to draw, S; drah, imp. s., S, S2; drahen, pp., S; see Drawen.

Dragge, sb. a comfit or digestive sweetmeat, dragetum, Prompt., Voc.; dragges, pl., C.—­AF. dragge, OF. dragA(C)e (Cotg.), Prov. dragea, It. treggA(C)a, an adaptation of Late Gr. [Greek:  tragaemata], sweetmeats; see Diez, p. 326, Ducange (s.v. tragemata).

Drah, pt. s. suffered, S; see Dre3*en.

Drapen, pt. pl. slew, S; see Drepen.

Drast, sb. dregs, W2; drastys, pl. feces, Voc.; drestys, Prompt.—­O.  Merc. derste, PS. 39, 3 (VP).

Drasty, adj. trashy, worthless, MD, C2; dresti, Prompt.; dresty, Palsg.

Drawen, v. to draw, S, S2, CM; dra3*en, S, S2; dragen, S; dreaien, S; dreihen, S; drah, imp. s., S, S2; drawand, pr. p., S2; droh, pt. s., S; dro3*, S, S2; drou, S, S2; drow, S2, C2; drou3*, S2; drouh, S2; dreuch, S2; drough, S2; dro3*en, pl., S; drowen, W; dro3*e, S; drowe, S2; dragen, pp., S; drahen, S; ydrawe, C2.—­AS. dragan, pt. drA cubedh (pl. drA cubedgon), pp. dragen.

Dre, v. to suffer, S2, S3; see Dre3*en.

Drecchen, v. to vex, torment, also to tarry, MD, S, S3, C; drechen, S, S2; draihte, pt. s., MD; drechede, MD; draiht, pp., MD; drecched, MD.—­AS. dreccan, pt. drehte, pp. dreht.

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