Drunken, sb. drinking, S, MD.

Drunkennesse, sb. drunkenness, MD; dronkenesse, C3, PP.

Drunknen, v. to be drowned, to cause to drown, MD; drunkenes, pr. s., S2; dronkenes, S2.—­AS. druncnian, to be drowned, to be drunk.  Cf. Drounen.

Drupnin, v. to be cast down, S; see Droupnen.

Drurie; see Druerie.

Druuy, v. to trouble, H; see Drouen.

Druuynge, sb. trouble, H.

Drye, adj. dry, MD, PP; druye, MD, S2; drue, MD; dru, S; dri3*e, MD; drie, MD; dreye, C2, C. Phr.:  drui fot, dry foot, S.—­AS. dryge; cp.  Du. droog.

Drye, v. to dry, to be dry, MD, G; drui3*est, 2 pr. s., S2.—­AS. drygan.

Drye, v. to suffer, CM; Dry3ed,. pt. s. continued, S2; see Dre3*en.

Drythe; see Drought.

Dry3*, adj. patient, S2.  Cf. Dre3*en.

Dry3*ly, adv. patiently, S2.

Dry3*te, Dry3*tyn; see Drihten.

Dubben, v. (I) to dress, arm for battle, (2) to dub a knight by the stroke with the flat of the sword, MD, S, PP; dubbed, pp., S, S2, PP; dobbed, PP; doubed, PP.—­AF. dubber, to dress; cp.  Icel. dubba, to arm, dress, also to dub, AS. dubban, to dub a knight, in Chron. ann. 1085; cp.  OF. aduber, adouber, to arm (Roland).

Dubbing, sb. decoration, adornment, S; the conferring of knighthood, S.

Dubonure, adj. mild, gentle, S2; see Debonaire.

Dude, pt. s. did, S2; duden, pl., S; see Don.

Duelle, v. to stay, S, W2; see Dwellen.

Duere, adj. dear, S2; see Dere.

Duete, sb. duty, MD; dewtee, MD; dwete, CM; dewite, S3.—­AF. duete, debt, obligation, from OF. dA"u, owed; Lat. debitum, pp. of debere.

Duhen, v. to get on well, S; see Du3*en.

DuheA deg.e, sb. body of retainers, people, might, worth, dignity, S; doweA3/4e, S; douA3/4e, S2.—­AS. duguA deg., worth, help, body of men, host.

Duk, sb. leader, prince, duke, MD; duc, S2; duyk, W, W2; douc, MD; duykis, pl., W2.—­AF. duc; Lat. ducem.

Dulce, adj. sweet, S3.—­Lat. dulcem.

Dule, sb. grief, S3; see Dole.

Dully, adj. dull, S3, DG; dolly, JD; dowie, JD.