dreorig

dreorig

Old English

Alternative forms

• drēoreġ, drēorġ, drīoriġ

Etymology

Corresponds to drēor +‎ -iġ; from Proto-Germanic *dreuzagaz (“bloody”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreus- (“to break, break off, crumble”). Cognate with Old Saxon drōrag (Low German trurig), Dutch treurig, Old High German trūrag (German traurig), Old Norse dreyrigr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdreːo̯.rij/

Adjective

drēoriġ

1. sad
   • late 10th century, Ælfric's Lives of Saints

     Hwȳ eart þū swā drēoriġ?

     Why are you so sad?

2. bloody, gory

Declension

Declension of dreorig — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	drēoriġ	drēor(i)ġu	drēoriġ
Accusative	drēoriġne	drēor(i)ġe	drēoriġ
Genitive	drēor(i)ġes	drēoriġre	drēor(i)ġes
Dative	drēor(i)ġum	drēoriġre	drēor(i)ġum
Instrumental	drēor(i)ġe	drēoriġre	drēor(i)ġe
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	drēor(i)ġe	drēor(i)ġa, -e	drēor(i)ġu
Accusative	drēor(i)ġe	drēor(i)ġa, -e	drēor(i)ġu
Genitive	drēoriġra	drēoriġra	drēoriġra
Dative	drēor(i)ġum	drēor(i)ġum	drēor(i)ġum
Instrumental	drēor(i)ġum	drēor(i)ġum	drēor(i)ġum

Declension of dreorig — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	drēor(i)ġa	drēor(i)ġe	drēor(i)ġe
Accusative	drēor(i)ġan	drēor(i)ġan	drēor(i)ġe
Genitive	drēor(i)ġan	drēor(i)ġan	drēor(i)ġan
Dative	drēor(i)ġan	drēor(i)ġan	drēor(i)ġan
Instrumental	drēor(i)ġan	drēor(i)ġan	drēor(i)ġan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	drēor(i)ġan	drēor(i)ġan	drēor(i)ġan
Accusative	drēor(i)ġan	drēor(i)ġan	drēor(i)ġan
Genitive	drēoriġra, drēor(i)ġena	drēoriġra, drēor(i)ġena	drēoriġra, drēor(i)ġena
Dative	drēor(i)ġum	drēor(i)ġum	drēor(i)ġum
Instrumental	drēor(i)ġum	drēor(i)ġum	drēor(i)ġum

Derived terms

• drēoriġlīċe
• drēoriġnys

Descendants

• Middle English: dreorig, drerig, drerg, dreri, druri, drury
  • Scots: drear
  • English: dreary