drey

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Etymology

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Noun

drey (plural dreys)

  1. (British) A squirrel’s nest, built of twigs in a tree.
  2. (Australia) A possum’s nest, built of twigs and leaves in a tree.

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German

Numeral

drey

  1. Obsolete spelling of drei.

Declension

  • Nominative and accusative: drey (also substantively), dreye (substantively)
  • Genitive: dreyer (in older times also with the definite article: der dreyer ..), dreyen (with the definite article: der dreyen ..), drey (with the definite article: der drey ..)
  • Dative: dreyen, drey (with the definite article: denen/den drey ..)

Numeral

drey m or f (neuter dreü)

  1. (Early New High German) Obsolete spelling of drei.
    • Der Landtag zu Botzen im April 1508, in: Das Land Tyrol und der Tyrolerkrieg von 1809. Erster Theil. – Geschichte Andreas Hofer's, Sandwirths aus Passeyr, Oberanführers der Tyroler im Kriege von 1809. Durchgehends aus Originalquellen. Zweite Auflage. Erster Theil, 1845, p. 283–296, quote from p. 284 and 293:
      ... dreü Monat lang ... außgang der dreyer monat ...
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      ... dreyssig tag ...
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    • Gedrucktes Ausschreiben Herzog Ulrichs wegen seiner an Hannsen von Hutten begangenen Handlung. d. d. 6. Sept. 1516, in: Christian Friderich Sattlers Geschichte des Herzogthums Würtenberg unter der Regierung der Herzogen. Erster Theil, 1769, p. 198–211, quote from p. 206:
      ... dreü iar lang ... von iedem der dreyer iaren ...
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    • Abschied der Städteversammlung zu Speier vom 22 März bis 2 April 1523, in: Bibliothek des litterarischen Vereins in Stuttgart. XXXI. – Urkunden zur Geschichte des Schwäbischen Bundes (1488–1533) herausgegeben von Dr. K. Klüpfel. Zweiter Theil. 1507–1533, 1853, p. 244ff., quote from p. 252:
      ... Erstlich dreyer schreiben ... das Dritt an dem Kayserlichen Fiscal ... dieselben dreü schreiben, an solich drey ort, verfertiget ...
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Middle English

Adjective

drey

  1. Alternative form of dregh
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