Middle English Dictionary Entry
drī n.
Entry Info
| Forms | drī n. Also driȝ-. Pl. (early) drīas, þrias. |
| Etymology | OE drȳ, from Celt. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
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Associated quotations
- ?a1200(OE) Hrl.HApul.(Hrl 6258B:Berberich)81.25/3 : Drias to hyra crafte hira brucon.
- ?a1200(OE) Hrl.HApul.(Hrl 6258B:Berberich)114.90/3 : Þrias..hure brucon.
- c1175(?OE) Bod.Hom.(Bod 343)16/30 : He wearð casere & lyfede þa drycræft & þæs deofles ðeowdom.
- c1225(OE) Wor.Aelfric Gloss.(Wor F.174)540 : Magus: dri.
- c1175 Orm.(Jun 1)7080 : Acc þa þatt sohhtenn Jesu Crist Wærenn Magy ȝehatenn, & nærenn þeȝȝ nohht tohh driȝmenn To follȝhenn wicche crafftess.
- c1175 Orm.(Jun 1)16051 : An defless þeww, Symon Driȝmann ȝehatenn, Forr þatt he þurrh þe laþe gast Driȝcrafftess haffde lernedd.