fordry
English
verb
Definitions
- (intransitive) To dry up; become dry.
- (transitive) To dry up; make dry.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English fordrien inherited from Old English fordrūgian (wither, become dry) prefix from English dry.
Origin
English
dry
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- adry English
- drier English
- drieth English
- drily English
- driness English
- drip-dry English
- drought English
- dry English
- dry-foot English
- dry-handed English
- dryable English
- drybag English
- drybrush English
- drydock English
- dryer English
- dryfat English
- drygulcher English
- drying English
- dryish English
- dryland English
- dryline English
- dryly English
- dryness English
- drynurse English
- drypainting English
- drypoint English
- drysalter English
- dryscape English
- dryshod English
- dryside English
- drystack English
- drystone English
- drysuit English
- dryth English
- drywall English
- drywipe English
- overdry English
- redry English
- roughdry English
- semidry English
- spray-dry English
- ultradry English
- undry English
- updry English
- fordrūgian Old English
- drye Middle English
- fordrien Middle English
- ไดร์ Thai
- drai Tok Pisin
- draiwara Tok Pisin
- drei Sranan Tongo
- dly Chinook Jargon
- dry
- adry
- updry
- redry
- drier
- dryer
- drily
- undry
- dryth
- dryly
- drying
- dryish
- dryfat
- drieth
- drybag
- dryness
- dryline
- overdry
- drywall
- drought
- dryland
- drywipe
- drysuit
- dryside
- dryshod
- semidry
- driness
- dryable
- drydock
- drybrush
- dry-foot
- drypoint
- roughdry
- ultradry
- drystack
- dryscape
- drystone
- drip-dry
- drynurse
- drysalter
- spray-dry
- dry-handed
- drygulcher
- drypainting