eldertongue

Old English · adjective

dreorig

Normalised drēoriġ

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈdre͜oː.rij/
Syllables
ˈdre͜oː · rij (2 syllables)
Modern English
drearygorysadbloody

Meaning

  1. sad

    Hwȳ eart þū swā drēoriġ?

    Why are you so sad?

    c. 996, Ælfric of Eynsham, Lives of Saints:

  2. bloody, gory

Declension

Strong declension of dreorig
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative drēoriġdrēoriġudrēorġudrēoriġodrēorġodrēoriġ
Accusative drēoriġnedrēoriġedrēorġedrēoriġ
Genitive drēoriġesdrēorġesdrēoriġredrēoriġesdrēorġes
Dative drēoriġumdrēorġumdrēoriġredrēoriġumdrēorġum
Instrumental drēoriġedrēorġedrēoriġredrēoriġedrēorġe
Plural
Nominative drēoriġedrēorġedrēoriġadrēorġadrēoriġedrēorġedrēoriġudrēorġudrēoriġodrēorġo
Accusative drēoriġedrēorġedrēoriġadrēorġadrēoriġedrēorġedrēoriġudrēorġudrēoriġodrēorġo
Genitive drēoriġradrēoriġradrēoriġra
Dative drēoriġumdrēorġumdrēoriġumdrēorġumdrēoriġumdrēorġum
Instrumental drēoriġumdrēorġumdrēoriġumdrēorġumdrēoriġumdrēorġum
Weak declension of dreorig
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative drēoriġadrēorġadrēoriġedrēorġedrēoriġedrēorġe
Accusative drēoriġandrēorġandrēoriġandrēorġandrēoriġedrēorġe
Genitive drēoriġandrēorġandrēoriġandrēorġandrēoriġandrēorġan
Dative drēoriġandrēorġandrēoriġandrēorġandrēoriġandrēorġan
Instrumental drēoriġandrēorġandrēoriġandrēorġandrēoriġandrēorġan
Plural
Nominative drēoriġandrēorġandrēoriġandrēorġandrēoriġandrēorġan
Accusative drēoriġandrēorġandrēoriġandrēorġandrēoriġandrēorġan
Genitive drēoriġradrēoriġenadrēorġenadrēoriġradrēoriġenadrēorġenadrēoriġradrēoriġenadrēorġena
Dative drēoriġumdrēorġumdrēoriġumdrēorġumdrēoriġumdrēorġum
Instrumental drēoriġumdrēorġumdrēoriġumdrēorġumdrēoriġumdrēorġum

All forms (20)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *dreuzagaz. Cognate with Old Saxon drōrag, Old High German trūrag, Old Norse dreyrugr. Equivalent to drēor + -iġ.

Descendants

dreary

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