Old English · adjective
drof
Normalised drōf
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /droːf/
- Syllables
- droːf (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- draffydroffdreggytroubled
Meaning
-
draffy, dreggy, dirty, troubled
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | drōf | drōf | drōf |
| Accusative | drōfne | drōfe | drōf |
| Genitive | drōfes | drōfre | drōfes |
| Dative | drōfum | drōfre | drōfum |
| Instrumental | drōfe | drōfre | drōfe |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | drōfe | drōfadrōfe | drōf |
| Accusative | drōfe | drōfadrōfe | drōf |
| Genitive | drōfra | drōfra | drōfra |
| Dative | drōfum | drōfum | drōfum |
| Instrumental | drōfum | drōfum | drōfum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | drōfa | drōfe | drōfe |
| Accusative | drōfan | drōfan | drōfe |
| Genitive | drōfan | drōfan | drōfan |
| Dative | drōfan | drōfan | drōfan |
| Instrumental | drōfan | drōfan | drōfan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | drōfan | drōfan | drōfan |
| Accusative | drōfan | drōfan | drōfan |
| Genitive | drōfradrōfena | drōfradrōfena | drōfradrōfena |
| Dative | drōfum | drōfum | drōfum |
| Instrumental | drōfum | drōfum | drōfum |
All forms (10)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *drōbī (“disturbed, cloudy, troubled”).
Descendants
droff
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