"dregh" meaning in Middle English

See dregh in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /dreːx/ [Northern], /driːx/, /drɛi̯x/
Etymology: From Old English *drēog, ġedrēog, from Proto-West Germanic *dreug, from Proto-Germanic *dreugaz. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|*drēog}} Old English *drēog, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*dreug}} Proto-West Germanic *dreug, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*dreugaz}} Proto-Germanic *dreugaz Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} dregh, {{enm-adj}} dregh, {{tlb|enm|chiefly|Northern}} (chiefly Northern)
  1. lasting, enduring Tags: Northern
    Sense id: en-dregh-enm-adj-iN7jCJIC
  2. forbearing, persistent Tags: Northern Categories (topical): Emotions, Size
    Sense id: en-dregh-enm-adj-a7VKw-wy Disambiguation of Emotions: 1 51 22 0 2 23 2 Disambiguation of Size: 5 54 10 14 3 3 10 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 15 37 10 2 24 5 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 41 15 0 6 8 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 65 4 0 6 5 5
  3. strong, mighty, powerful Tags: Northern
    Sense id: en-dregh-enm-adj-9Tj~pv2V
  4. great, large, big Tags: Northern
    Sense id: en-dregh-enm-adj-MNpSUIsa
  5. dreary, dismal Tags: Northern
    Sense id: en-dregh-enm-adj-cfl34HLO Categories (other): Northern Middle English Disambiguation of Northern Middle English: 23 25 7 2 32 6 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: dreghly

Noun

IPA: /dreːx/ [Northern], /driːx/, /drɛi̯x/
Etymology: From Old English *drēog, ġedrēog, from Proto-West Germanic *dreug, from Proto-Germanic *dreugaz. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|*drēog}} Old English *drēog, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*dreug}} Proto-West Germanic *dreug, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*dreugaz}} Proto-Germanic *dreugaz Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} dregh, {{tlb|enm|chiefly|Northern}} (chiefly Northern)
  1. A frustration or difficulty. Tags: Northern
    Sense id: en-dregh-enm-noun-4FkldvgA
  2. A length; a long distance or duration. Tags: Northern
    Sense id: en-dregh-enm-noun-4eX1xS2P
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Alternative forms

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    },
    {
      "word": "drey"
    },
    {
      "word": "driȝe"
    },
    {
      "word": "drye"
    },
    {
      "word": "dryȝ"
    },
    {
      "word": "dryȝe"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dregh"
}

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