name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Love, especially sexual love; courtship, sex. obsolete
2. 2
   A love token or keepsake, a physical object symbolic of a loving relationship. obsolete
3. 3
   A beloved person; a sweetheart. obsolete
4. 4
   A beloved thing; a treasure. obsolete

   "It is as derworth a drewery · as dere god hym-seluen."

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname.
2. 2
   A settlement in Buckley community, Flintshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ2964).
3. 3
   A town south of Auckland, New Zealand.
4. 4
   An unincorporated community in Sumner County, Kansas, United States.
5. 5
   A village in the town of Florida, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States.

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6. 6
   An unincorporated community in Douglas County, Missouri, United States.

Example

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"It is as derworth a drewery · as dere god hym-seluen."

Etymology

From Old French druerie, droerie (“love, friendship”) et al., from dru (“friend”).

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