Old English
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Alternative forms
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Etymology
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From Proto-Germanic *drūgōþuz, equivalent to drȳġan + -aþ. Cognate with Middle Low German drȫgede, drügede, drȫchte.
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /ˈdruː.ɡɑθ/, [ˈdruː.ɣɑθ]
drūgaþ f
- dryness
- drought
- a dry place; desert
Declension
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Declension of drugaþ (strong ō-stem)
Descendants
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- Middle English: droghte, droȝt, droȝte, droȝþe, drought, drougthe, drouȝte, drouȝth, drouȝþe, drouht, drouthe, drouþe, drowghte, drowþe, drught, druȝþe; droute, drowte, drowyth; drugte, druhhþe