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fordry en · VERB · etymology 1

Etymology

From Middle English fordrien, fordruien, fordruȝen, from Old English fordrūgian (“to become dry, wither”), equivalent to for- + dry.

Meanings

1. (intransitive) To dry up; become dry.
2. (transitive) To dry up; make dry.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
fordrying	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
fordried	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
fordried	Tense=Past		lexicographic
fordries	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic

fordry en · ADJ · etymology 2

Etymology

From Middle English fordruye, equivalent to for- (“very, excessively”) + dry.

Meanings

1. (obsolete) Very dry; withered.
   • 1387-1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Squire's Tale. Amid a tree fordry, as white as chalk, As Canacé was playing in her walk, There sat a falcon o'er her head full high, That with a piteous voice so gan to cry, […]

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
fordrier	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic
fordriest	Degree=Sup		lexicographic