"drery" meaning in Middle English

See drery in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈdreːriː/, /ˈdrøːriː/ [dialectal] Forms: dreriȝ [alternative], dreori [alternative], drieri [alternative], dreri [alternative], druri [alternative], drwry [alternative], drewry [alternative], drerye [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English drēoriġ, from Proto-Germanic *dreuzagaz. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|drēoriġ}} Old English drēoriġ, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*dreuzagaz}} Proto-Germanic *dreuzagaz Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} drery, {{enm-adj}} drery
  1. Experiencing sadness; glum, unhappy.
    Sense id: en-drery-enm-adj-dWkgTDEL Categories (other): Sadness Disambiguation of Sadness: 51 47 1 0 2 0 0
  2. Showing sadness; mournful, upset, crying, dreary.
    Sense id: en-drery-enm-adj-l0HPfjb7 Categories (other): Sadness Disambiguation of Sadness: 51 47 1 0 2 0 0
  3. Saddening, terrible, disappointing, painful.
    Sense id: en-drery-enm-adj-CBV-CfSc
  4. Scared, terrified; in a state of panic or fear.
    Sense id: en-drery-enm-adj-3sAv9mca
  5. Ruthless, malicious, without mercy or kindness.
    Sense id: en-drery-enm-adj-6XpRauUQ
  6. (rare) Terrifying, scary, horrifying; causing panic and fear. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-drery-enm-adj-ISedsK7U Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Fear Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 9 9 15 17 9 39 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 8 16 12 6 50 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 6 13 9 5 61 0 Disambiguation of Fear: 0 0 0 33 0 67 0
  7. (rare) Gruesome, gory. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-drery-enm-adj-ydmbWg4J
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: drerily, drerimod, dreryhed, drerynesse
Categories (other): Hatred Disambiguation of Hatred: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Alternative forms

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