dree

[ dree ]

/ dri /

Scot. and North England

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adjective

tedious; dreary.

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

to suffer; endure.

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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)

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How to use dree in a sentence

Moya Lavelle shut herself up in the cabin her husband Patrick had built, and dreed her weird alone.
An Isle in the Water|Katharine Tynan
He dreed out his weird most thoroughly, and drank the cup presented to him to the last dregs.
The First Violin|Jessie Fothergill
Samuel Dreed trod the dust of the road with a wonderful swaying of his body, denominated the Western Ocean roll.
The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story|Various
"She's drowning herself after her quarrel with Sam Dreed," was his first thought.
The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story|Various

"Yesterday morning you sold pearls for the benefit of Sam Dreed," he said, in dull tones.
The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story|Various

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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