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DRINC

  • noun [ feminine ]
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Grammar
DRINC, drync, es; m: drinca, an; m: drince, an; f.
DRINK, a drink, draught; potus, haustus
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  • Mín blód ys drinc

    sanguis meus est potus,

    • Jn. Bos. 6,
      • 55.

  • Ic ofþyrsted wæs gǽstes drinces

    I was thirsty for the soul's drink,

    • Exon. 98 a
      • ;
    • Th. 369,
      • 15;
    • Seel. 41
      • .

  • Hér gefór Harþacnut swá ðæt he æt his drince stód

    in this year [A. D. 1042] Harthacnut died as he stood at his drink,

    • Chr. 1042
      • ;
    • Erl. 166,
      • 34.

  • Ic mínne drinc mengde mid teárum

    potum meum cum fletu tempĕrābam,

    • Ps. Th. 101,
      • 7.

  • Swá hwylc swá sylþ ánne drinc cealdes wæteres ánum ðyssa lytylra manna

    quicumque potum dedĕrit uni ex minĭmis istis calĭcem aquæ frigĭdæ,

    • Mt. Bos. 10,
      • 42.

  • We ðé drinc sealdon

    dedĭmus tibi potum,

    • 25,
      • 37;
    • Bt. Met. Fox 8,
      • 43;
    • Met. 8,
      • 22.

  • Nǽron ðá mistlíce drincas

    there were not then various drinks,

    • Bt. 15
      • ;
    • Fox 48, 5: Bt. Met. Fox 8,
      • 18;
    • Met. 8,
      • 9.
Etymology
[
Wyc. drynk:
Piers P. drenke:
Chauc. drinke:
Laym. drænc, drench, drinc :
Orm. drinnc, drinnch:
Plat. drunk, drank, m:
O. Sax. drank, m. n:
Frs. dranck:
O. Frs. drank in compounds:
Dut. dranc, dronc, m:
Ger. trank, trunk, m:
M. H. Ger. tranc, n. m; trunc, m:
O. H. Ger. trank, n. potus; trunk, m. haustus:
Goth. draggk, dragk, n. drink:
Dan. drik, m. f:
Swed. drick, dryck. m:
Icel. drekka, f. beverage
. ]
Derived forms
átor-drinc, ge-, mán-, medo-, ofer-, wín-, wínge-
Linked entries
v.  drænc drync dryngc.
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Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “DRINC.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/7960.

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