Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
drizzle — 1540s, perhaps an alteration of drysning a falling of dew (c.1400), from O.E. drysnian, related to dreosan to fall, from PIE root *dhreu (see DRIP (Cf. drip)). Or perhaps a frequentative of M.E. dresen to fall, from O.E. dreosan. Related:… … Etymology dictionary
Druse (2), die — 2. Die Druse, plur. die n, im Bergbaue, ein verwittertes und in Mulm verwandeltes Erz, welches daher löcherig ist. Im Böhmischen bedeutet drazowity löcherig. Im Nieders. ist drusen fallen, bey dem Ulphilas driusan, im Schwed. drossa, im Angels.… … Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart
drizzle — drizzly, adv. /driz euhl/, v., drizzled, drizzling, n. v.i. 1. to rain gently and steadily in fine drops; sprinkle: It drizzled throughout the night. 2. to fall in fine drops. v.t. 3. to rain or let fall in fine drops; sprinkle: He drizzled honey … Universalium
drowse — /drowz/, v., drowsed, drowsing, n. v.i. 1. to be sleepy or half asleep. 2. to be dull or sluggish. v.t. 3. to pass or spend (time) in drowsing (often fol. by away): He drowsed away the morning. 4. to make sleepy. n. 5. a sleepy condition; state… … Universalium
droren — adj fallen, perished; past participle of dréosan … Old to modern English dictionary
druron — past pl of dréosan … Old to modern English dictionary
dryre — dryre1 m ( es/ as) a ceasing, decline; a fall, deposit [dréosan] … Old to modern English dictionary
dréas — past 3rd sing of dréosan … Old to modern English dictionary
dréor — dréor2 m ( es/ as) blood [dréosan] … Old to modern English dictionary
dréorung — dréorung2 f ( e/ a) a falling, distilling, dropping [dréosan] … Old to modern English dictionary
