dree

Scots

/driː/

verb
Definitions
  • to endure, suffer, put up with, undergo

Etymology

Derived from Old English dreogan, drēogan derived from *dreugan derived from Proto-Germanic *dreuganą (serve, be a retainer, work, act, do military service) root from Proto-Indo-European *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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