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drygan

  • verb [ weak ]
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drygan, p. de ; pp. ed
Wright's OE grammar
§530;
To dry, make dry, rub dry, wipe; siccāre, tergĕre, extergĕre
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  • Se háta sumor drygþ and gearwaþ sǽð and bléda

    the hot summer dries and prepares seeds and fruits,

    • Bt. 39,
    • 13;
    • Fox 234,
    • 14.
  • Cómon twegen seolas of sǽlícum grunde, and hí mid heora flýse his fét drygdon

    two seals came from the sea-ground, and they dried his feet with their fur,

    • Homl. Th. ii. 138,
    • 12.
  • Hie beóþ oft drygde

    they are often dried,

    • Past. 11,
    • 4;
    • Hat. MS. 15 a, 19
    • .
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