drugaþ
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *drūgōþuz, equivalent to drūgian + -aþ. Cognate with Middle Low German drȫgede, drügede, drȫchte.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdruːɡɑθ/, [ˈdruːɣɑθ]
Noun
drūgaþ m
- dryness
- drought
- a dry place; desert
Descendants
- Middle English: droghte
- Scots: drocht
- English: drought, drouth