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Definition dree

Etymology 1

From Middle English dreen, dreghen, dreogen, from Old English dr?ogan, from Proto-Germanic *dreugan? (“to work, act, do military service”), from Proto-Indo-European *d?rewg?- (“to hold fast”). Cognate with Scots dree, drie (“to endure, thole, suffer, bear”), Gothic ??????? (driugan, “to do military service”), Icelandic drýgja (“to commit, connect, perpetrate, lengthen”). See also dright, drighten.

Verb

dree (third-person singular simple present drees, present participle dreeing, simple past and past participle dreed)

1. (transitive, chiefly dialectal, North England and Scotland) To suffer; bear; endure; put up with; undergo.
2. (intransitive, chiefly dialectal, North England and Scotland) To endure; brook; be able to do or continue.

Etymology 2

From Middle English dre?, dregh, dry? (“long, extended, great”), from Old English *dr?og (“fit, sober, earnest”) and/or Old Norse drjúgr (“extensive, sufficient”); both from Proto-Germanic *dreugaz (“extensive, firm”), from Proto-Indo-European *d?rewg?- (“to hold fast”). Cognate with Scots dreich (“extensive, lasting, long-lasting, tedious, tiresome, slow”), West Frisian drege (“extensive, long-lasting”), Danish drøj (“tough, solid, heavy”), Swedish dryg (“lasting, liberal, hard, large, ample”), Icelandic drjúgur (“long, substantial, ample, heavy”).

Adjective

dree (comparative more dree, superlative most dree)

1. (now chiefly dialectal) Long; large; ample; great.
2. (now chiefly dialectal) Great; of serious moment.
3. (now chiefly dialectal) Tedious; wearisome; tiresome.

Etymology 3

From Middle English dreghe, dregh, from dregh, dre? (“long, extended, great”). See above.

Noun

dree (plural drees)

1. (now chiefly dialectal) Length; extension; the longest part.

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