Definitions

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  • verb transitive, intransitive, obsolete To carry on; practice; pass (life, time, etc.).
  • verb transitive, obsolete To bear; endure; suffer; thole.

Etymologies

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From Middle English adreȝen, adreoȝen, from Old English ādrēogan ("to act, do, perform, practice, bear, suffer, endure, pass time, live"), equivalent to a- +‎ dree.

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