Drewery, sb. darling, P; see Druerie.

Dreye, adj. dry, C, C2; see Drye.

Dre3*, adj. continuous, great, powerful, MD; dry3*, patient, S2.—­Icel. drjAgr.

Dre3*en, v. to endure, suffer, continue, MD; dregen, S; dre3*henn, S; drehen, S; dreye, S; drye, CM; dreghe, H; dri3*en, S, MD; dry3*e, S2; drie, S, PP; dree, JD; dre, S2, S3; drah, pt. s., S; dreg, MD; dry3*ed, continued, S2; druhen, pl., MD; drogen, pp., MD.—­AS. drA(C)ogan, pt. drA(C)ah (pl. drugon), pp. drogen.

Dre3*-ly, adv. continuously, earnestly, S2, MD; dry3*ly, patiently, S2.

Dridnes, sb. dread, S2; see Drednes.

Drihten, sb.  Lord (only used for God, Christ), S; dryhtin, S; dryhten, S; drigten, S; drigtin,S; drightin, S2; dryhte, S; drihte, S; dry3*te, PP; dri3*te, S, PP; dry3*tyn, S2.—­AS. dryhten:  OS. drohtin; cp.  Icel. drA cubedttinn and OHG. truhtin (Tatian).  From AS. dryht, men., warriors, retainers:  OS. druht; cp.  OHG. truht and Icel. drA cubedtt.

Driht-ful, adj. noble, S.

Dring, sb. servant, S; dringches, pl., S; see Dreng.

Drink, sb. drink, MD; drinch, S; drinnch, S; drinc, S2.

Drinken, v. to drink, S; drincken, S; dring, imp. s., S; dranc, pt. s., S; dronc, S; dronk, S; drunken, pl., S; dronken, C2; drongken, S; dranc, S2; i-drunke, pp., S; dronke, C2. Phr.:  drinc-hail, drink, hale!  S.—­AS. drincan, pt. dranc (pl. druncon), pp. druncen.

Drinkere, sb. drinker, MD; drinckares, pl., S.

Drit, sb. dirt, MD, W, W2; dert, S3.

Drit-cherl, sb. dirt-churl (term of abuse), S.

Driuen, v. to drive, rush, pass, go, S; dryuen, S; drif, S2; draf, pt. s., MD, S2; drof, S, S2; droof, MD, W, W2; drofe, S2; driuen, pl., S, MD; dryuen MD; driueden, W2; driuen, pp., MD; driue, C2; dryuun, W2.—­AS. drA-fan, pt. drAif (pl. drifon), pp. drifen.

Dri3*en. v. to suffer, S; see Dre3*en.

Dri3*te; see Drihten.

Drof, pt. s. drove, S, S2; droof, W, W2; see Driuen.

Drof-lic, adj. painful, MD.  Cf. Drouy.