durri

Old High German

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *þurʀī, from Proto-Germanic *þursuz, akin to Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍃𐌿𐍃 (þaursus), Old Norse þurr, Icelandic þurr, Old English þyrre.

Alternative forms

• thurri

Adjective

durri

1. dry

Derived terms

• durrī

Descendants

• Middle High German: durre, dürre
  • Cimbrian: dórre
  • German: dürr
  • Luxembourgish: dier
  • Vilamovian: dyrr

Etymology 2

From the adjective durri: durri +‎ -ī.

Alternative forms

• thurrī

Noun

durrī f

1. dryness

Declension

Declension of durrī (īn-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	durrī	durrī
accusative	durrī	durrī
genitive	durrī	durrino
dative	durrī	durrinum

Descendants

• Middle High German: dürre
  • Alemannic German: Düri, Dürri
  • Cimbrian: dörre
  • German: Dürre

References

• Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer