drye

== Middle English == === Etymology 1 === From Old English drȳġe, from Proto-West Germanic *drūgi, from Proto-Germanic *drūgiz. ==== Alternative forms ==== drie, dry, dryge, druȝe, dryȝe, dri, drige, driȝe, driȝȝe, dru, drue, druiȝe, druie, drei, dreie, draie ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈdriː(ə)/ ==== Adjective ==== drye (plural and weak singular drye, comparative *dryer, superlative *dryest) Dry; lacking wetness, humidity, or water: (weather) Not wet or lacking rain; dry. Having water extracted out of it; dried, shrunken. (of food) Preserved by drying; dried or cured. Not producing or providing water; waterless. Lacking empathy; cold-hearted or uncaring. (alchemy, medicine) Alchemically "dry". ===== Synonyms ===== sere ===== Related terms ===== droghte dryen dryenesse ===== Descendants ===== English: dry Scots: dry, drey ===== References ===== “drīe, adj.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 26 March 2018. ==== Noun ==== drye Dry weather; drought. Lack of hydration; thirstiness. (alchemy, medicine) Something considered alchemically dry. ===== References ===== “drīe, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 26 March 2018. === Etymology 2 === ==== Adjective ==== drye alternative form of dregh