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Dee vs Dree - What's the difference?

dee | dree |

As nouns the difference between dee and dree

is that dee is while dree is (now|chiefly|dialectal) length; extension; the longest part.

As a verb dree is

to suffer; bear; thole; endure; put up with; undergo.

As an adjective dree is

(now|chiefly|dialectal) long; large; ample; great.

dee

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • A river in Scotland that flows about 145 km (90 mi) from the Cairngorm Mountains to the North Sea at Aberdeen.
  • A river in Wales and England that flows about 113 km (70 mi) from Snowdonia to the Irish Sea near Liverpool.
  • A female given name, short for names beginning with a "D".

    • Quotations

    * : IV: xi: 39: *: And following Dee , which Britons long ygone *: Did call divine, that doth by Chester tend;

    Derived terms

    * Deeside * Miller of Dee

    See also

    * English diminutives of female given names ----

    dree

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) dreen, dreghen, dreogen, from (etyl) . See also (l), (l).

    Verb

    (d)
  • To suffer; bear; thole; endure; put up with; undergo.
  • * 1885 , Richard F. Burton, The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night , volume 8:
    • And redoubled pine for its dwellers I dree .
  • To endure; brook; be able to do or continue.
    • Derived terms
    * (l) *

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Alternative forms

    * (l), (l) (Scotland)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (now, chiefly, dialectal) Long; large; ample; great.
  • (now, chiefly, dialectal) Great; of serious moment.
  • (now, chiefly, dialectal) Tedious; wearisome; tiresome.
    • Derived terms
    * (l)

    Etymology 3

    From (etyl) dreghe, dregh, from dregh, . See above.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (now, chiefly, dialectal) Length; extension; the longest part.

    • Anagrams

    * * * * ----