Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
Dried — Dry Dry, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dried}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Drying}.] [AS. drygan; cf. drugian to grow dry. See {Dry}, a.] To make dry; to free from water, or from moisture of any kind, and by any means; to exsiccate; as, to dry the eyes; to dry one s … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dry — Dry, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dried}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Drying}.] [AS. drygan; cf. drugian to grow dry. See {Dry}, a.] To make dry; to free from water, or from moisture of any kind, and by any means; to exsiccate; as, to dry the eyes; to dry one s… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Drying — Dry Dry, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dried}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Drying}.] [AS. drygan; cf. drugian to grow dry. See {Dry}, a.] To make dry; to free from water, or from moisture of any kind, and by any means; to exsiccate; as, to dry the eyes; to dry one s … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To dry a cow — Dry Dry, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dried}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Drying}.] [AS. drygan; cf. drugian to grow dry. See {Dry}, a.] To make dry; to free from water, or from moisture of any kind, and by any means; to exsiccate; as, to dry the eyes; to dry one s … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To dry up — Dry Dry, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dried}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Drying}.] [AS. drygan; cf. drugian to grow dry. See {Dry}, a.] To make dry; to free from water, or from moisture of any kind, and by any means; to exsiccate; as, to dry the eyes; to dry one s … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To dry up a cow — Dry Dry, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dried}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Drying}.] [AS. drygan; cf. drugian to grow dry. See {Dry}, a.] To make dry; to free from water, or from moisture of any kind, and by any means; to exsiccate; as, to dry the eyes; to dry one s … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Trocknen — Trocknen, eigentlich trockenen, verb. reg. welches in doppelter Gestalt gebraucht wird. 1. Als ein Neutrum, mit dem Hülfsworte seyn, trocken werden, d.i. die auf der Oberfläche habende Nässe oder Feuchtigkeit verliehren, so fern es durch… … Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart
drégan — see drýgan … Old to modern English dictionary
dry — {{11}}dry (adj.) O.E. dryge, from P.Gmc. *draugiz (Cf. M.L.G. dröge, M.Du. druge, Du. droog, O.H.G. trucchon, Ger. trocken, O.N. draugr), from PIE *dreug . Meaning barren is mid 14c. Of humor or jests, early 15c. (implied in dryly); as… … Etymology dictionary
dry — adj., v., & n. adj. (drier; driest) 1 free from moisture, not wet, esp.: a with any moisture having evaporated, drained, or been wiped away (the clothes are not dry yet). b (of the eyes) free from tears. c (of a climate etc.) with insufficient… … Useful english dictionary
