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3G0 GLOSSARIAL INDEX, AXD INDEX OF NAMES.
Dronken,j5p. drunken, drunk, 2936;
Dronkin, 4552.
Dronkynnes, 5. drunkenness, 3351.
Drope, 5. drop, 3863, 4941. See the
note to ]. 4941.
Dropis (Dropes), pr. s. drops, lets
drop, i. e. discloses, 1363; Droppid,
j9/). dropped, 3801.
Drones (Drafes), pi. droves, flocks,
1211; (Drawes), 1233.
Droune, v. be drowned, 3274;
Drouned, pt. s. was drowned,
3032 ; Droune, pr. pi. suhj. be
drowned, 2590.
Drowe, pt. pi. drew, 3024. See
Dro^e, Drawe.
(Drowpys), pr. 8. droops, falls, 734*.
l)ro^e,pt. s. drew, drew nigli, 4773 ;
(Drogh), drew, 1067; (Drogbt,
erro7- for Drogh), 2963; Droje,
pt. pi. drew, 3847, 5478; went,
3798. See Drawe, Drowe.
Druits, ^j/. friends, 5123. O.F. dritt,
dru, a friend ; see Godefroy, s. v.
dm; also Lex Salica, ed. Hessels
and Kern, s. v. druchte.
Drye, s. dry land, 5554.
Drvfe (Dryve), ger. to drive, 1777;
bryffe, v. drive, hasten, 2860;
Dryfes (Dryffes), pr, s. drives,
1231 ;
Dryfes, pr. pi. 64
;
(Dryfen),
drive, rush, 3202 ;
Dryfuys
(= Dryfvys), pr, pi. they drive,
791. See Drifes, Driue.
Dryi, adj. dry, 4093.
(Drynched), pt. 8. drowned, 3072.
Ste Drench.
Drynke, pr. pi. diink, 3816.
Drysnynge, s. drizzling, few drops,
3801. From A.S. drosen, dregs
(Leo).
(Drysse), v. prepare, 2860 ; Drysse,
1 pr. s. I direct, send, 5123. See
Dressis, Drissis.
Dryue (Dryfe), v. drive, go, 2860;
Dryues (Dryvez), ivith vp, pr. s.
drives, sends, 718; Dryue[s],
drives on, 3061.
Duale, V. poison, put to a mortal
sleep, 5026. Cf. dwale in P.
Plowman.
Duchepers (Docesperes), pi. peers
(lit. douce-peres), 791. O.F. doze
pers, the twelve peers (of France).
Ducsses,^. 1965. An obvioj.s error
for Duesses, q. v.
Duelle (Dwelle), ger. to dwell, 830 ;
Duel! (Dwell), v. remain (so), 2842
1yd), pt. pi. 1045 ; Duelled, 3795.
Duesses, p. goddesses, 4515, 4558,
5114; miswritten Duesses, 1965.
O.F. c^/eMPsse, goddess; Roquefort.
Duke, 8. duke, leader, general, 1211,
1231,1442; (Duk), 1879 ; Dukis,
pi. 64, 480; (Dokez), 1141;
Duykis, 47.
Duly (Dewly), adv. duly, 836, 895.
Durand(Endurand), during; Durand
his lyfe, while his life endures,
1188. See Dure.
Dure, V. endure, last, 540, 4055
Diiellis, pr. 8. dwells, remains,
2989 ; Dnell, 1 pr.pl. 4050, 4355
;
Duelis,4354; Duellis.pr./). dwell,
5534; Duellid (B^veWyd), pt. e.
dwelt, 913, 2848 ; Duellid (Dwe'-
Dures, pr. s. 1687; Durid, pt. f.
5610; Dured.p^.8. endured, lusted,
lived through, 158.
Dure, 8. door, p. 282, L 122.
(Durely), adr. with difficulty, hence
{perlinps) mournfully, 976. (Apparently
only used for the alliteration
; cf. dure^ difficult, in
Halliwell.)
Durst, 1 pr. s. suhj. if I durst, 1673 ;
(Durst), 2 pt. 8. durst, 1966.
Dusan, adj. dozen, twelve, 280.
Drse him (Dose liym), pr. s. goes,
lit. does him, 2299. See Dos.
Dust (Duste), dust, 782.
Dute, adj. afraid, 3555. From O.F.
duter, douter, to fear.
Duykis, pi. dukes, 47. See Duke.
Dujtiest, adj. sitperl. doughtiest,
3654.
Dwa^e (Drawgh), s. a feeble person,
puny creature, 1752. Jamieson
gives Scot, dwauh, a feeble person,
divahle, flexible, weak, dwaffil,
pliable. The spelling drawgh
probably stands for dwawgh.
Dwerje, s. dwarf, 1752. A.S.
dweorg.
Dwinyng (MS. A. dwinnyg, MS. D.
dwynyiig), a diminutive person,
1752. From A.S. dwinan, to
dwindle.