See also: dritë

English

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Alternative forms

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  • dryte (15 th–17 th centuries), drytt (15 th–16 th centuries)

Etymology

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From Middle English driten, from Old English drītan, from Proto-West Germanic *drītan, from Proto-Germanic *drītaną. Cognate with Dutch drijten, Old Norse dríta, Norwegian drite, and Low German drieten; compare English dirt, Scots drite, and Middle English drit.

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Verb

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drite (third-person singular simple present drites, present participle driting, simple past drote or drate or drit, past participle dritten)

  1. (intransitive, obsolete except in dialects) To defecate.

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References

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  • drite, v.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse dríta, from Proto-Germanic *drītaną.

Verb

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drite (imperative drit, present tense driter, passive drites, simple past dret or dreit, past participle dritet or dritt)

  1. to defecate

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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From the verb drita from Old Norse dríta.

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /²drɪːtə/, /²drɪtə/

Noun

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drite f (definite singular drita, indefinite plural driter, definite plural dritene)

  1. diarrhoea (UK) or diarrhea (US)
    Synonyms: skite, diaré
  2. faeces
    Synonyms: drit, skit, skarn, frau, hevd, møk
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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drite (present tense drit, past tense dreit, supine drite, past participle driten, present participle dritande, imperative drit)

  1. Alternative form of drita (defecate)

Slovene

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Verb

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drite

  1. second-person plural imperative of dreti

Venetian

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Adjective

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drite f

  1. feminine plural of drito