verb
dree
Dree (verb) means to put up with something difficult or unpleasant.
verb
1
To put up with something difficult or unpleasant.
2
To keep going despite something difficult, or to be able to carry on.
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Etymology
Probably partly borrowed from Scots dree, and partly derived from its etymon Middle English dreen, dreghen, dreogen, drien, from Old English drēogan, from Proto-West Germanic *dreugan, from Proto-Germanic *dreuganą (“to act; to work, (specifically) to do military service”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrewgʰ- (“to hold fast”). Doublet of dreich, dright, and drighten. Cognates * Gothic 𐌳𐍂𐌹𐌿𐌲𐌰𐌽 (driugan, “to do military service”) * Icelandic drýgja (“to commit, connect, perpetrate, lengthen”) * Scots dree, drie (“to bear, endure, suffer, thole”)
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What is the meaning of dree?
"dree" (verb) means to put up with something difficult or unpleasant.
What is another word for dree?
Other words for "dree" include bear, pocket, endure, abide, brook.
What are the different meanings of dree?
"dree" has 2 main meanings: 1. To put up with something difficult or unpleasant; 2. To keep going despite something difficult, or to be able to carry on.
