- dréahnian
- wv/t2 to drain, strain out
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
dréahnian
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drain — I. verb Etymology: Middle English draynen, from Old English drēahnian more at dry Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. obsolete filter 2. a. to draw off (liquid) gradually or completely < drain … New Collegiate Dictionary
dry — I. adjective (drier; also dryer; driest; also dryest) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English drȳge; akin to Old High German truckan dry, Old English drēahnian to drain Date: before 12th century 1. a. free or relatively free from a liquid… … New Collegiate Dictionary
drain — drainable, adj. drainer, n. /drayn/, v.t. 1. to withdraw or draw off (a liquid) gradually; remove slowly or by degrees, as by filtration: to drain oil from a crankcase. 2. to withdraw liquid gradually from; make empty or dry by drawing off liquid … Universalium
dréhnian — see dréahnian … Old to modern English dictionary
drain — drain1 [dreın] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(liquid)¦ 2¦(make somebody tired)¦ 3¦(use too much)¦ 4 the colour/blood drains from somebody s face/cheeks 5 drain a glass/cup etc Phrasal verbs drain away drain something<=>off ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin:… … Dictionary of contemporary English
dränieren — (auch drainieren) Vsw durch Anlage eines Röhrensystems entwässern, Flüssigkeiten ableiten per. Wortschatz fach. (19. Jh.) mit Adaptionssuffix. Entlehnt aus frz. drainer, dieses aus ne. drain, aus ae. dreahnian trocknen . Abstraktum: Drainage.… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
drain — (v.) O.E. dreahnian to drain, strain out, from P.Gmc. *dreug , source of DROUGHT (Cf. drought), DRY (Cf. dry), giving the English word originally a sense of make dry. Figurative meaning of exhaust is attested from 1650s. The word is not found in… … Etymology dictionary
drain — verb 1》 cause the liquid in (something) to run out, leaving it empty or dry. ↘(of liquid) run off or out. ↘(of a river) carry off the superfluous water from (an area). ↘become dry as liquid runs off. ↘drink the entire contents of … English new terms dictionary
drain — [[t]dreɪn[/t]] v. t. 1) to draw off (a liquid) gradually 2) to empty by drawing off liquid 3) to exhaust the strength or resources of 4) to flow off or empty gradually 5) a pipe, conduit, etc., by which a liquid drains 6) an act of draining 7)… … From formal English to slang
drain — /dreɪn / (say drayn) verb (t) 1. to draw off gradually, as a liquid; remove by degrees, as by filtration. 2. to draw off or take away completely. 3. to withdraw liquid gradually from; make empty or dry by drawing off liquid. 4. to deprive of… …
