druerie

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Old French

Etymology

dru (thick, strong, loyal, lover) +‎ -erie (feminine noun-deriving suffix).

Noun

druerie oblique singularf (oblique plural drueries, nominative singular druerie, nominative plural drueries)

  1. love, romance
    • c. 1180, Marie de France, “Guigemar”, in Lais of Marie de France:
      dame fet il jeo meurc pur vus / mis quers en est mult anguissus / se vus ne me volez guarir / dunc m'estuet il en fin murir / jo vus requier de druerie / bele ne m'escundites mie
      "Lady," he said, "I die for your sake / My heart is in much anguish for you / If you do not wish to heal me / Then I must finally die / I ask from you love / Fair lady, do not deny me."
  2. romantic gift

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  • English: drury