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Middle English

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Etymology

From Old English drōf, from Proto-West Germanic *drōbī (disturbed, cloudy, troubled).

Adjective

drof

  1. Troubled, disturbed; afflicted by sorrow.
  2. (of water) having sediment stirred up; murky, turbid.

Synonyms

  • (water): drof

Descendants

  • English: droff

References

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *drōbī (disturbed, cloudy, troubled).

Pronunciation

Adjective

drōf

  1. draffy, dreggy, dirty, troubled

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