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dreed

dreed is the simple past and past participle of dree.

Meaning of dree

Verb

dree (third-person singular simple present drees, present participle dreeing, simple past and past participle dreed)

  1. (Northern England, Scotland, transitive) To bear or endure (something); to put up with, to suffer, to undergo.
    • Peace to the souls of the graveless dead! / 'Twas an awful doom to dree; / But fearful and wondrous are thy works, / O God! in the boundless sea!1826, Letitia Elizabeth Landon, The Literary Gazette, 16th September: The Frozen Ship
  2. (Northern England, Scotland, intransitive) To endure; to brook; also, to be able to do or continue.

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Questions about dreed

What is dreed the simple past and past participle of?
Dreed is the simple past and past participle of dree.

Words near dreed in the dictionary

  1. dredgings
  2. dredlocks
  3. dreds
  4. dree
  5. dree one's weird
  6. dreed
  7. dreeing
  8. dreeing one's weird
  9. Dreeite
  10. Dreeite South
  11. dreely

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