drite
See also: dritë
English
Etymology
From Middle English driten, from Old English drītan, from Proto-West Germanic *drītan, from Proto-Germanic *drītaną. Cognate with Dutch drijten, Old Norse dríta, Norwegian drite, and Low German drieten; compare English dirt, Scots drite, and Middle English drit.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: drīt, IPA(key): /dɹaɪt/
- Rhymes: -aɪt
Verb
drite (third-person singular simple present drites, present participle driting, simple past drote or drate or drit, past participle dritten)
- (intransitive, obsolete except in dialects) To defecate.
Synonyms
- (to shit): See Thesaurus:defecate
References
- “drite, v.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse dríta, from Proto-Germanic *drītaną.
Verb
drite (imperative drit, present tense driter, passive drites, simple past dret or dreit, past participle dritet or dritt)
- to defecate
References
- “drite” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²drɪːtə/, /²drɪtə/
Noun
drite f (definite singular drita, indefinite plural driter, definite plural dritene)
Derived terms
- rennedrite
- dritereig
- haredrite
Slovene
Venetian
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