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DRÝ

  • noun [ masculine ]
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Grammar
DRÝ, drí; gen.drýs ; dat. acc. drý; pl. nom. acc. drýas; gen. dríra? dat. drýum, dríum; m.
Wright's OE grammar
§142; §388;
A magician, sorcerer, wizard; magus, malĕfĭcus
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  • Drý

    magus,

    • Wrt. Voc. 74,
    • 41.
  • Petres wiðerwinna wæs sum drý, se wæs Simon geháten: ðes drý wæs mid ðam awyrgedum gáste afylled

    Peter's adversary was a certain sorcerer, who was called Simon: this sorcerer was filled with the accursed spirit,

    • Homl. Th. i. 370, 32: 374, 18: 376, 3: 380, 16: Homl. Blick. 173, 8, 18, 28, 32: 175, 6, 17, 31: 183, 17: 187,
    • 32.
  • He getengde wið ðæs drýs

    he hastened towards the magician,

    • Homl. Th. i. 374,
    • 5.
  • Petrus cwæþ to ðam drý

    Peter said to the sorcerer,

    i.
    • 372, 6: 380, 21: Homl. Blick. 173, 2, 9, 33: 175,
    • 25.
  • Hí woldon forbærnan ðone drý

    they would burn the magician,

    • Homl. Th. i. 372, 30: 374, 22: 376, 10: 380, 23: Homl. Blick. 173, 11, 30: 175, 1: 181,
    • 33.
  • Ðú miht mid ðý gebéde blódonhǽtan ðæs deófles drý

    thou mayest with prayer heat the blood of the devil's wizard,

    • Salm. Kmbl. 89
    • ;
    • Sal.
    • 44.
  • drýas wǽron

    they were sorcerers,

    • Exon. 70 a
    • ;
    • Th. 260,
    • 23;
    • Jul. 301: Andr. Kmbl. 67
    • ;
    • An. 34
    • .
  • Hý getrymedon hyra drýas

    their magicians encouraged them,

    • Ors. 1,
    • 7;
    • Bos. 30,
    • 21.
  • Cwǽdon ða drýas to Pharaone

    dixērunt malefĭci ad Pharaōnem,

    • Ex. 8, 19: 9,
    • 11.
  • Dríra [dría?]

    magōrum,

    Mone
    • B. 4018
    • .
  • Herodes biswicen wæs from drýum oððe tungulcræftgum

    Herōdes insulsus erat a magis,

    • Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 2,
    • 16.
  • Ðýlæs-ðe se deófol us be dríum [MS. drian] máge

    lest the devil have power over us by sorcerers,

    • Glostr. Frag. l0,
    • 30.
Etymology
[
Orm. drig-menn magicians:
Gael. draoi, draoidh, druidh, m. a druid, magician
.]
Linked entries
v.  dreá dreóh-lǽcan drý-men.
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  • DRÝ, n.