drüch

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• drei, dreich (most of Moselle Franconian)
• dreche (southernmost Moselle Franconian; conflated with another Old High German word)

Etymology

From Middle High German drǖge, from northern Old High German *drūgi (attested in the dative plural drūgon), from Proto-Germanic *drūgiz.

Immediately cognate with Middle Dutch drughe (Limburgish druug) and probably Old English drȳġe (modern English dry). Also related with modern Dutch droog, Low German dröög, German trocken.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʀyɕ/

Adjective

drüch (masculine drüjje or drühe, feminine drüch or drüh, comparative drüjjer or drüher, superlative et drüchste)

1. (Ripuarian) dry

   Dat Brut maach ich net, dat es mer ze drüch.

   I don’t like that bread, it’s too dry for me.

Derived terms

• verdrüjje