Etymology

a- (prep.) + dryʒe

PGmc Ancestor

*dreug-

Proposed ON Etymon (OIcel representative)

drjúgr 'abundant, sufficient, lasting; supportive staunch, persistent (etc.)'
(ONP drjúgr (adj.))

Other Scandinavian Reflexes

Far dr(j)úgvur, Icel drjúgur, Norw drjug, Sw dryg

OE Cognate

gedrēog (adj.) ‘quiet, calm, sobre; fit, suitable’

Phonological and morphological markers

Summary category

CC3ac

(CC1a)

Attestation

Recorded by MED primarily from the N/EM; Sc. in MnE (OED).

Occurrences in the Gersum Corpus

Cl 71

Anderson (71n) notes the instance in Cl ‘droʒ hem adreʒ’ is a common alliterating phrase.

Bibliography

MED adrīgh (adv.) , OED3 adreigh (adv.) , HTOED ; see further dryʒe.