drusian, w. v. (cf. dreósan, properly, _to be ready to fall_; here of water), _to stagnate, to be putrid_. pret. lagu drusade (through the blood of Grendel and his mother), 1631. dryht, driht, st. f., _company, troop, band of warriors; noble band_: in comp. mago-driht. ge-dryht, ge-driht, st. f., _troop, band of noble warriors_: nom. sg. mînra eorla gedryht, 431; acc. sg. äðelinga gedriht, 118; mid his eorla (häleða) gedriht (gedryht), 357, 663; similarly, 634, 1673.--Comp. sibbe-gedriht. dryht-bearn, st. n., _youth from a noble warrior band, noble young man_: nom. sg. dryhtbearn Dena, 2036. dryhten, drihten, st. m., _commander, lord_: a) _temporal lord_: nom. sg. dryhten, 1485, 2001, etc.; drihten, 1051; dat. dryhtne, 2483, etc.; dryhten, 1832.--b) _God_: nom. drihten, 108, etc.; dryhten, 687, etc.; dat. sg. dryhtne, 1693, etc.; drihtne, 1399, etc.; gen. sg. dryhtnes, 441; drihtnes, 941.--Comp.: freá-, freó-, gum-, man-, sige-, wine-dryhten. dryht-guma, w. m., _one of a troop of warriors, noble warrior_: dat. sg. drihtguman, 1389; nom. pl. drihtguman, 99; dryhtguman, 1232; dat. pl. ofer dryhtgumum, 1791 (of Hrôðgâr's warriors). dryht-lîc, adj., _(that which befits a noble troop of warriors), noble, excellent_: dryhtlîc îren, _excellent sword_, 893; acc. sg. f. (with an acc. sg. n.) drihtlîce wîf (of Hildeburh), 1159. dryht-mâðum, st. m., _excellent jewel, splendid treasure_: gen. pl. dryhtmâðma, 2844. dryht-scipe, st. m., _(lord-ship) warlike virtue, bravery; heroic deed_: acc. sg. drihtscype dreógan, _to do a heroic deed_, 1471. dryht-sele, st. m., _excellent, splendid hall_: nom. sg. driht-sele, 485; dryhtsele, 768; acc. sg. dryhtsele, 2321. dryht-sib, st. f., _peace_ or _friendship between troops of noble warriors_: gen. sg. dryhtsibbe, 2069. drync, st. m., _drink_: in comp. heoru-drync. drync-fät, st. n., _vessel for drink, to receive the drink_: acc. sg., 2255; drinc-fät, 2307. drysmian, w. v., _to become obscure, gloomy_ (through the falling rain): pres. sg. III. lyft drysmað, 1376. drysne, adj. See on-drysne. dugan, v., _to avail, to be capable, to be good_: pres. sg. III. hûru se aldor deáh, _especially is the prince capable_, 369; ðonne his ellen deáh, _if his strength avails, is good_, 573; þe him selfa deáh, _who is capable of himself, who can rely on himself_, 1840; pres. subj. þeáh þîn wit duge, _though, indeed, your understanding be good, avail_, 590; similarly, 1661, 2032; pret. sg. þu ûs wel dohtest, _you did us good, conducted yourself well towards us_, 1822; similarly, nu seó hand ligeð se þe eów welhwylcra wilna dohte, _which was helpful to each one of your desires_, 1345; pret. subj. þeáh þu heaðoræsa gehwær dohte, _though thou wast everywhere strong in battle_, 526.