dree

[ dree ]

/ dri /

Scot. and North England

adjective

tedious; dreary.

verb (used with object), dreed, dree·ing.

to suffer; endure.

Also dreegh

[dreekh], /drix/, dreigh, driech, driegh.

Origin of dree

before 1000; Middle English; Old English drēogan to endure; cognate with Gothic driugan to serve (in arms)

Words nearby dree

dredge, dredger, dredge up, dredging machine, Dred Scott decision, dree, dreg, dreggy, D region, dregs, Dreibund

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Example sentences from the Web for dree

If Sandy has disgraced the house I made him master o, ay, and a gentleman to boot, he maun just dree the dregs.
At War with Society or, Tales of the Outcasts|James McLevy
He must either have been drowned in the water-spout, or dree'd the penalty of being particular.
The Life of Florence Nightingale vol. 2 of 2|Edward Tyas Cook
I'm 'fey' to-day, as the Scotch say, and must 'dree my weird'.
A harum-scarum schoolgirl|Angela Brazil
Ye'll neither hae muckle to thole nor lang time to dree't, for our captain will hang ye directly.
The Three Perils of Man, Vol. 1 (of 3)|James Hogg

There's a smack o' Johnnie Armstrong in the glint o' yer e'e. Ye'll be to dree yer weird, there's nae help for't.'
Robbery Under Arms|Thomas Alexander Browne, AKA Rolf Boldrewood

British Dictionary definitions for dree

dree

/ (driː) Scot literary /

verb drees, dreeing or dreed

(tr) to endure

dree one's weird to endure one's fate

adjective

another word for dreich

Word Origin for dree

Old English drēogan; related to Old Norse drӯgja to perpetrate

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单词	dree
释义	dree [ dree ] / dri / Scot. and North England adjective tedious; dreary. verb (used with object), dreed, dree·ing. to suffer; endure. Also dreegh [dreekh], /drix/, dreigh, driech, driegh. Origin of dree before 1000; Middle English; Old English drēogan to endure; cognate with Gothic driugan to serve (in arms) Words nearby dree dredge, dredger, dredge up, dredging machine, Dred Scott decision, dree, dreg, dreggy, D region, dregs, Dreibund Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dree If Sandy has disgraced the house I made him master o, ay, and a gentleman to boot, he maun just dree the dregs. At War with Society or, Tales of the Outcasts\|James McLevy He must either have been drowned in the water-spout, or dree'd the penalty of being particular. The Life of Florence Nightingale vol. 2 of 2\|Edward Tyas Cook I'm 'fey' to-day, as the Scotch say, and must 'dree my weird'. A harum-scarum schoolgirl\|Angela Brazil Ye'll neither hae muckle to thole nor lang time to dree't, for our captain will hang ye directly. The Three Perils of Man, Vol. 1 (of 3)\|James Hogg There's a smack o' Johnnie Armstrong in the glint o' yer e'e. Ye'll be to dree yer weird, there's nae help for't.' Robbery Under Arms\|Thomas Alexander Browne, AKA Rolf Boldrewood British Dictionary definitions for dree dree / (driː) Scot literary / verb drees, dreeing or dreed (tr) to endure dree one's weird to endure one's fate adjective another word for dreich Word Origin for dree Old English drēogan; related to Old Norse drӯgja to perpetrate Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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