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† dripe, v. Obs. rare.
[ME. drīpen:—OE. drýpan, early WS. *dríepan:—*draupjan, causal from au-grade of ablaut series *dreup-, draup-, drup: see drip v. and etymological Note to drop n.]
1. trans. To let drop, cause to fall in drops.
c893K. ælfred Orosius iv. vii, Þe mon nime ænne eles dropan, and drype on an mycel fyr. c1000ælfric Hom. I. 118 Mine handa drypton myrran. c1420Pallad. on Husb. ii. 277 Ek of the yonge out trie Oon heer, oon theer, and elliswhere hem dripe.
†2. To moisten, wet with drops. Obs.
(In quot. 1573 prob. by ellipsis of prep. on.)
c1000ælfric Hom. I. 330 He bæd..ðæt Lazarus moste his tungan drypan. 1573Tusser Husb. xxxv. (1878) 78 Ye may, for driping his fellowes, that bough cut away. |