drankjan

  • 1drankjan — *drankjan germ., schwach. Verb: nhd. tränken; ne. drench (Verb), water (Verb); Rekontruktionsbasis: got., an., ae., afries., anfrk., as., ahd.; Hinweis …

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  • 2drencher — drench (drĕnch) tr.v. drenched, drench·ing, drench·es 1) To wet through and through; soak. 2) To administer a large oral dose of liquid medicine to (an animal). 3) To provide with something in great abundance; surfeit: »just drenched in money. n …

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  • 3dhreg- — To draw, glide. Oldest form *dhreg̑ , becoming *dhreg in centum languages. 1. drink, from Old English drincan, to drink, from nasalized Germanic form *drenkan, to draw into the mouth, drink. 2. drench, from Old English drencan, to soak, from… …

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