dree

English

/dɹiː/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) To suffer; bear; endure; put up with; undergo.
  • (intransitive) To endure; brook; be able to do or continue.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English dreen inherited from Old English drēogan (serve in the military, endure, perform) inherited from Proto-Germanic *dreuganą (serve, be a retainer, work, act, do military service) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrewgʰ- (deceive, serve, hold fast, support, hold, mislead, be other, serve one's tribe, be second, injure), *dʰrewgʰ- (deceive, serve, hold fast, support, hold, mislead, be other, serve one's tribe, be second, injure).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*dʰrewgʰ-

Gloss

deceive, serve, hold fast, support, hold, mislead, be other, serve one's tribe, be second, injure

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