[ dreofon] = drifon pret. pl. of [drīfan].
[ +drēog] I. n. keeping (shoes) in good condition, Æ: usefulness? RB 1236. tō +d. gān to ease oneself, RB 3222.
II. sober, gentle (horse), GD 7812.
[ ±drēogan2] to lead a (certain) life, do, work, perform, fulfil, take part in, conduct, Gu, Ps; AO. wīde d. wander: be busy, employed: experience, suffer, endure, sustain, tolerate, Ex; CP: to enjoy. [‘dree,’ ‘i-dree’]
[ +drēoglǣcan] to put in order, regulate, arrange, attend to, Æ.
[ +drēoglīce] (h) discreetly, carefully: meekly, modestly, humbly.
[ ±drēopan2] to drop.
[ drēopian] (ēa) to drop, drip, trickle.
[ drēopung] f. dropping, VPs (ēa).