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Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *dreusaną. Cognate with Old Saxon driosan, Gothic 𐌳𐍂𐌹𐌿𐍃𐌰𐌽 (driusan).
Pronunciation
Verb
drēosan
- (poetic) to fall
- (poetic) to perish
10th century, The Wanderer:mōdġe maguþeġnas. · Swā þēs middanġeard
ealra dōgra ġehwām · drēoseð ond fealleþ,- brave warriors. Thus this world
perishes and falls to each of all days,
Conjugation
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