dree

American  

[dree] / dri /

Also dreegh

adjective

1. tedious; dreary.

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verb (used with object)

dreed, dreeing

1. to suffer; endure.

dree British  

/ driː /

verb

1. (tr) to endure

2. to endure one's fate

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adjective

1. another word for dreich

Etymology

Origin of dree

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

Example Sentences

I minds when thaay wur made of dree sarts of wood, a main bit more crooked than this yer stick, and sart o’ carved a bit; doant ’ee see?

From Greene Ferne Farm by Jefferies, Richard

His face quivered before these blows, but all he said was, “I must dree my dreed.”

From The Little Minister by Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew)

“Arise, and set the maiden free; Why should the world such sorrow dree By reason of Persephone?”

From Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art by Guerber, H. A. (H?l?ne Adeline)

I have two of the dree; dat is vell.

From Samba A Story of the Rubber Slaves of the Congo by Strang, Herbert

And whatten penance will we dree for that, Edward, Edward?

From The Ties That Bind by Miller, Walter M.