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DREÓSAN

  • verb [ strong ]
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Grammar
DREÓSAN, ic dreóse, ðú drýst, he dreóseþ, drýst, pl. dreósaþ; p. dréás, pl. druron; pp. droren
Wright's OE grammar
§137; §239; §494;
To rush, fall, perish; cadĕre, ruĕre
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  • Wæstmas ne dreósaþ

    the fruits do not fall,

    • Exon. 56 a
    • ;
    • Th. 200,
    • 2;
    • Ph. 34
    • .
  • Dreóseþ deáw and rén

    dew and rain fall,

    16 b;
    • Th. 38,
    • 19;
    • Cri. 609
    • .
  • Druron dómleáse

    they fell ingloriously,

    • Andr. Kmbl. 1989
    • ;
    • An. 997
    • .
  • Swylgþ seó gitsung ða dreósendan wélan ðisses middangeardes

    avarice swallows the perishable riches of this earth,

    • Bt. 12
    • ;
    • Fox 36, 13: Bt. Met. Fox 7,
    • 32;
    • Met. 7,
    • 16.
Etymology
[
Laym. drese to fall down:
O. Sax. driosan cadĕre:
Goth. driusan to fall
.]
Derived forms
a-dreósan, ge-
Linked entries
v.  be-droren bi-droren DREÓR dreórig dreórung drúsan dryre.
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