- yfesdrype
- m (-es/-as) eaves-drip
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
yfesdrype
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upo — Under, up from under, over. Derivatives include uproar, open, eavesdrop, supple, valet, vassal, and opal. 1. a. up, from Old English up … Universalium
eavesdrop — eavesdropper, n. /eevz drop /, v., eavesdropped, eavesdropping, n. v.i. 1. to listen secretly to a private conversation. v.t. 2. Archaic. to eavesdrop on. n. Also, eavesdrip /eevz drip /. 3. water that drips from the eaves. 4. the ground on which … Universalium
efesdrypa — see yfesdrype … Old to modern English dictionary
yferdrype — see yfesdrype … Old to modern English dictionary
yfæsdrype — see yfesdrype … Old to modern English dictionary
eavesdropper — mid 15c., from M.E. eavesdrop, from O.E. yfesdrype place around a house where the rainwater drips off the roof, from EAVE (Cf. eave) (q.v.) + DRIP (Cf. drip). Technically, one who stands at walls or windows to overhear what s going on inside … Etymology dictionary
eavesdrop — eaves•drop [[t]ˈivzˌdrɒp[/t]] v. i. dropped, drop•ping to listen secretly to a private conversation • Etymology: bef. 900; prob. back formation from eavesdropper, late ME evisdroppyr, appar. lit., one who stands on the evesdrope (the ground on… … From formal English to slang
eavesdrop — /ˈivzdrɒp / (say eevzdrop) verb (i) (eavesdropped, eavesdropping) to listen clandestinely. {literally, be on the eavesdrop (of a house), earlier eavesdrip ground on which falls the drip from the eaves, Old English yfesdrype} –eavesdropper, noun …
eavesdrop — [ēvz′dräp΄] n. [ME evesdrop, altered (after drop, DROP) < OE yfesdrype: see EAVES & DRIP] Rare water that drips from the eaves, or the ground on which it drips vi. eavesdropped, eavesdropping [prob. back form. < eavesdropper, lit., one who… … English World dictionary
eaves|drop — «EEVZ DROP», verb, dropped, drop|ping, noun. –v.i. to listen to talk one is not supposed to hear; listen secretly to a private conversation: »Both travel widely and eavesdrop in trains and hotels for political intelligence (Newsweek). –v.t.… … Useful english dictionary
