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Old English · noun

drugaþ

Normalised drūgaþ

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/ˈdruː.ɡɑθ/
[ˈdruː.ɣɑθ]
Syllables
ˈdruː · ɡɑθ (2 syllables)
Modern English
droughtdrynessdesert

Meaning

  1. dryness

  2. drought

  3. a dry place; desert

Declension

Declension of drugaþ
SingularPlural
Nominative drūgaþdrūgaþadrūgaþe
Accusative drūgaþedrūgaþadrūgaþe
Genitive drūgaþedrūgaþa
Dative drūgaþedrūgaþum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *drūgōþuz, equivalent to drȳġan + -aþ. Cognate with Middle Low German drȫgede, drügede, drȫchte.

Descendants

drought

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