[ Dreryhead], sb. sorrow, ND.
[ Dressen], v. to make straight, direct, reach, prepare, dress, S2, S3, C2, C3, W, W2; y-dressed, pp., C2.—OF. dresser, drescier; Late Lat. *dirictiare (It. dirizzare); from Lat. directus, pp. of dirigere. Cp. Late Lat. drictum (Ducange).
[ Dressyngis], sb. pl. directions (= Lat. directiones), W2.
[ Dreuen], v. to trouble, afflict, MD; dreued, pt. s., S2; drefedd, pp., MD; dreofedd, MD; i-dreaued, S.—AS. dréfan: OS. dróbian; cp. OHG. druaben (Otfrid), truoben (Tatian), G. trüben. See [Drouy].
[ Drewery], sb. darling, P; see [Druerie].
[ Dreye], adj. dry, C, C2; see [Drye].
[ Dreȝ], adj. continuous, great, powerful, MD; dryȝ, patient, S2.—Icel. drjúgr.
[ Dreȝen], v. to endure, suffer, continue, MD; dregen, S; dreȝhenn, S; drehen, S; dreye, S; drye, CM; dreghe, H; driȝen, S, MD; dryȝe, S2; drie, S, PP; dree, JD; dre, S2, S3; drah, pt. s., S; dreg, MD; dryȝed, continued, S2; druhen, pl., MD; drogen, pp., MD.—AS. dréogan, pt. dréah (pl. drugon), pp. drogen.
[ Dreȝ-ly], adv. continuously, earnestly, S2, MD; dryȝly, patiently, S2.
[ Dridnes], sb. dread, S2; see [Drednes].