drovy
Middle English
Alternative forms
- drouy, drovi, droui, drovye, drouye
Etymology
From Old English drōfig, equivalent to drof + -y.
Adjective
drovy
- (of water) having sediment stirred up; murky, turbid.
- 1450, Alphabet of Tales
- He fand drovy watyr & stynkand, & drank þeroff.
- 1450, Alphabet of Tales
Related terms
- drof
References
- “drovi (adj.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 21 June 2018.