drugaþ

Old English

Alternative forms

• drūgaþe, drūgoð, drūgoða

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *drūgōþuz, equivalent to drȳġan +‎ -aþ. Cognate with Middle Low German drȫgede, drügede, drȫchte.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdruː.ɡɑθ/, [ˈdruː.ɣɑθ]

Noun

drūgaþ f

1. dryness
2. drought
3. a dry place; desert

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	drūgaþ	drūgaþa, drūgaþe
accusative	drūgaþe	drūgaþa, drūgaþe
genitive	drūgaþe	drūgaþa
dative	drūgaþe	drūgaþum

Descendants

• Middle English: droghte, droȝt, droȝte, droȝþe, drought, drougthe, drouȝte, drouȝth, drouȝþe, drouht, drouthe, drouþe, drowghte, drowþe, drught, druȝþe, droute, drowte, drowyth (Late Middle English), drugte, druhhþe (Early Middle English)
  • English: drought (dialectal or obsolete drouth, druft)
  • Scots: drocht, drouth