drugaþ

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *drūgōþuz, equivalent to drūgian +‎ -aþ. Cognate with Middle Low German drȫgede, drügede, drȫchte.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdruː.ɡɑθ/, [ˈdruː.ɣɑθ]

Noun

drūgaþ m

1. dryness
2. drought
3. a dry place; desert

Descendants

• Middle English: droghte, droȝt, droȝte, droȝþe, drought, drougthe, drouȝte, drouȝth, drouȝþe, drouht, drouthe, drouþe, drowghte, drowþe, drught, druȝþe; droute, drowte, drowyth; drugte, druhhþe
  • English: drought (dialectal or obsolete drouth, druft)
  • Scots: drocht, drouth