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drite

/dɹaɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
drite
IPA
/dɹaɪt/
6
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To defecate.

Intransitive verb

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: driten, *drītan, *drītaną

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /dɹaɪt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

drites (present, singular) driting (participle, present) drote (past) drate (past) drit (past) dritten (participle, past) dryte (alternative) drytt (alternative)

Derived Forms

bedrite

Synonyms

defecate

Homonyms

dright

Rhymes With

right all right might night all-night white great white light quite new light fight site

Questions

How do you pronounce drite?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɹaɪt/.
What does drite mean?
To defecate.
Where does drite come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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