(a) Not humid, moist, or drenched; dry; (b) of land: not flooded or submerged; also, not wet or sodden; comen (driven) to ~ lond, to come (drive) ashore; (c) not moistened or soaked; mid (with) ~ fet, without wetting the feet; (d) wipen ~, to wipe (sth.) dry, wipe away (tears).

(a) Of land: lacking in moisture, arid, barren; (b) of the air, the weather, a season: lacking in humidity or precipitation, dry; (c) of persons, the mouth, etc.: parched, thirsty; of a season: dry, drinkless.

(a) Of a tree or branch: dried out, dead; also, bare; ~ hegge, a hedge of dry wood; (b) of the body or a part of it: emaciated, shriveled, withered.

Cured by drying out: (a) of fruit, herbs, fish, etc.: dried; (b) of timber: seasoned.

(a) Of a spring, river, etc.: containing or yielding no water, waterless; also fig.; (b) in place names [see Smith PNElem. 1.136].

Of a cow: giving no milk, dry.

Of a liquid: coagulated; evaporated, dried up.

Of persons, the heart: lacking in warmth of feeling; unfeeling, apathetic, unresponsive; empty, lifeless.

Phys., med., etc. Dominated by the quality of dryness: (a) of the elements, earth and fire, and of certain physical substances; (b) of the seasons of summer and autumn; (c) of certain planets and signs of the zodiac; (d) of the complexion or temperament of man and beast; (e) of the humors choler and melancholy; (f) of certain parts of the body; (g) of certain diseases; (h) of certain herbs and medicaments as producing dry quality in the organism.

Misc. uses: (a) of bones: bare; (b) of bread: eaten by itself, without butter or the like; of bread or food: eaten by itself, without drink; ~ fast (feste), the eating of dry food; ~ mete, dry feed, ?hay; (c) of a liquor vessel: empty; drinken ~, to drain the pot; (d) pullen ~, to pluck (a bird) without dipping in water; (e) surg. ~ ventose, a cupping glass applied to the unbroken skin or membrane.