drye

See also: Drye

Middle English

Alternative forms

drie, dry, dryge, drüȝe, dryȝe, dri, drige

Etymology

From Old English dryġe, from Proto-Germanic *drūgiz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdriː(ə)/

Adjective

drye

dry; lacking wetness, humidity, or water
(weather) dry, lacking rain
dried, shrunken
Of food; dried or cured
Not producing water
cold-hearted, careless
(alchemy, medicine) Something that is considered alchemically dry

Descendants

English: dry
Scots: dry, drey

References

“drīe (adj.(1))” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-26.

Noun

drye

Dry weather
Lack of hydration; thirstiness
(alchemy, medicine) Alchemical dryness

References

“drīe (n.(1))” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-26.

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