dryge

Middle English

Adjective

dryge

1. Alternative form of drye

Old English

Alternative forms

• drīġe

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *drūgiz, *draugiz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰerǵʰ- (“to strengthen; become hard or solid”), from *dʰer- (“to hold, hold fast, support”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdryː.je/

Adjective

drȳġe

1. dry

Declension

Declension of drȳġe — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	drȳġe	drȳġu, drȳġo	drȳġe
Accusative	drȳġne	drȳġe	drȳġe
Genitive	drȳġes	drȳġre	drȳġes
Dative	drȳġum	drȳġre	drȳġum
Instrumental	drȳġe	drȳġre	drȳġe
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	drȳġe	drȳġa, drȳġe	drȳġu, drȳġo
Accusative	drȳġe	drȳġa, drȳġe	drȳġu, drȳġo
Genitive	drȳġra	drȳġra	drȳġra
Dative	drȳġum	drȳġum	drȳġum
Instrumental	drȳġum	drȳġum	drȳġum

Declension of drȳġe — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	drȳġa	drȳġe	drȳġe
Accusative	drȳġan	drȳġan	drȳġe
Genitive	drȳġan	drȳġan	drȳġan
Dative	drȳġan	drȳġan	drȳġan
Instrumental	drȳġan	drȳġan	drȳġan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	drȳġan	drȳġan	drȳġan
Accusative	drȳġan	drȳġan	drȳġan
Genitive	drȳġra, drȳġena	drȳġra, drȳġena	drȳġra, drȳġena
Dative	drȳġum	drȳġum	drȳġum
Instrumental	drȳġum	drȳġum	drȳġum

Derived terms

• drūgaþ
• drȳġan

Related terms

• drēahnian

Descendants

• Middle English: drye, drie, dri, drige, dryge, drüȝe
  • English: dry
  • Scots: dry, drey

Swedish

Adjective

dryge

1. definite natural masculine singular of dryg