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dràt.

to make/produce wood, timber

Usage notes

People who swear a lot have been said to behave like woodworkers since Late Middle Lemizh (rather unfairly, since woodworkers’ oaths are usually pretty mild).

Etymology

gender change of
< NLem dur‑a
< LMLem dur‑yr
< MLem duru‑yr
< OLem duru‑
< PLem *doru‑ ‘tree, wood (material)’
< PIE *dóru

doublet of drà. and drulà.

Cognates

Eng tree, Gk δόρυ ‘wood, tree, spear’