Dred, _imp._ dread, fear (thou), 2168. _Dredden_, _Dredde_, _pa. t. pl._ dreaded, feared, 2289, 2568. _Drad_, _part. pa._ afraid, 1669. _See_ Adrad. Drede, _n._ S. dread, 1169; doubt, anxiety, care, 828, 1664. Chauc. Dremede, _pa. t._ S. (used with _me_), dreamed, 1284, 1304. Dreinchen, Drenchen, Drinchen, _v._ S. to drown, 553, 561, 583, 1416, 1424, &c. _Drenched_, _part. pa._ drowned, 520, 669, 1368, 1379. V. Gl. Web., R. Gl., Chauc. Dreng, _n._ _See_ note on l. 31. Drepen, _v._ S. to kill, slay, 1783, 1865, &c. _Drepe_, would slay, 506. _Drop_, _pa. t._ killed, slew, 2229. Bosworth gives _drepan_, to slay. Cf. Sw. _dräpa_. Dreping, _n._ slaughter, 2684. Cf. A.S. _drepe_. Drinchen. _See_ Dreinchen. Drinken, _v._ S. to drink, 459, 800. Drinkes, _n. pl._ S. drinks, liquors, 1738. Drit, _n._ [Icel. _drítr_, Du. _dreet_] dirt, 682. A term expressing the highest contempt. K. Alisaund. 4718; Wickliffe. So, in an ancient metrical invective against Grooms and Pages, written about 1310, Thah he ȝeue hem cattes _dryt_ to huere companage, Ȝet hym shulde arewen of the arrerage. MS. Harl. 2253, f. 125. Cf. Jam. Suppl. in v. _Dryte_, and Gl. Lynds. Driuende. _See_ Drof. Drou, _pa. t._ S. drew, 705, 719, &c. _Vt-drow_, _pa. t._ out-drew, 2632. _With-drow_, withdrew, 498; (_spelt_ wit-drow), 502. _Drawe_, _Drawen_, _part. pa._ drawn, 1925, 2225, 2477, 2603, &c. _Ut-drawe_, _Ut-drawen_, out-drawn, 1802, 2631. _See_ To-Drawe. Drof, _pa. t._ S. drove, 725; hastened, 1793, 1872. _Driuende_, _part. pr._ driving, riding quickly, 2702. Drurye, _n._ Fr. courtship, gallantry, 195. Web., Rits. M. R., P. Plowm., Chauc., Lynds. Dubbe, _v._ Fr. S. to dub, create a knight, 2042. _Dubbede_, _pa. t._ dubbed, 2314. _Dubban to ridere_, Chron. Sax. An. 1085, [11086]. _To cnihte hine dubben_, Laȝam. l. 22497. “Hickes, Hearne, Gl. R. Gl., and Tyrwhitt, Gl. Chauc., all refer the word to the Saxon root, which primarily signified _to strike_, the same as the Isl. _at dubba_. Todd on the contrary, Gl. Illustr. Chauc., thinks this questionable, and refers to Barbazan’s Gl. in v. _Adouber_, which is there derived from the Lat. _adaptare_. Du Cange and Dr Merrick give it also a Latin origin, from _Adoptare_, and by corruption _Adobare_.” --M. The etymology is discussed in Wedgwood, s.v. _Dub._ _See_ Note on l. 2314. Duelle, _v._ S. to dwell, give attention, 4. A tale told Ysoude fre, Thai _duelle_: Tristrem that herd he. _Sir Tristr._ p. 181. Cf. Sir Otuel, l. 3, and Sevyn Sages, 1. _Dwellen_, to dwell, remain, 1185; to delay, 1351. _Dwellen_, _pr. t. pl._ dwell, tarry, 1058. _Dwelleden_, _pa. t. pl._ dwelt, tarried, 1189. Dwelling, _n._ delay, 1352 Dun. _See_ Adoun. Dungen. _See_ Dinge. Dunten, _pa. t. pl._ S. struck, beat, 2448. Dursten, _pa. t. pl._ S. durst, 1866. Eie, _n._ S. eye, 2545. _Heie_, 1152. _Eyne_, _pl._ eyes, 680, 1273, 1364; _eyen_, 1340; _eyn_, 2171.