*dreugaz

Runic: ᛞᚱᛖᚢᚷᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈdreu̯.ɣɑz/

adjective · a-stem

Meanings

enduring, lasting

Etymology

From *dreuganą (‘to serve, be loyal’) + *-az (deverbal adjective suffix). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰréwgʰ-o-s, from root *dʰrewgʰ- (‘to accompany, follow, be loyal; loyal’). Cognate with Lithuanian draũgas (‘male friend’) and Old Church Slavonic дроугъ (drugŭ) (drugŭ, ‘friend, other’). Related to *dreuganą (‘to serve, be a retainer’), *druhtiz (‘band of retainers, troop’), and *druhtinaz (‘leader, lord, sovereign’).

Declension

Strong declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	dreugaz	dreugō	dreugą, -atō	dreugai	dreugôz	dreugō
Acc.	dreuganǭ	dreugǭ	dreugą, -atō	dreuganz	dreugōz	dreugō
Gen.	dreugas, -is	dreugaizōz	dreugas, -is	dreugaizǫ̂	dreugaizǫ̂	dreugaizǫ̂
Dat.	dreugammai	dreugaizōi	dreugammai	dreugaimaz	dreugaimaz	dreugaimaz
Inst.	dreuganō	dreugaizō	dreuganō	dreugaimiz	dreugaimiz	dreugaimiz

Weak declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	dreugô	dreugǭ	dreugô	dreuganiz	dreugōniz	dreugōnō
Acc.	dreuganų	dreugōnų	dreugô	dreuganunz	dreugōnunz	dreugōnō
Gen.	driuginiz	dreugōniz	driuginiz	dreuganǫ̂	dreugōnǫ̂	dreuganǫ̂
Dat.	driugini	dreugōni	driugini	dreugammaz	dreugōmaz	dreugammaz
Inst.	driuginē	dreugōnē	driuginē	dreugammiz	dreugōmiz	dreugammiz

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Descendants

*dreug (Proto-West Germanic)
- *drēog, *drēoh (Old English)
  - dregh, dreȝ, dryȝ (Middle English)
    - dree, dreigh (English)
    - dreich (Scots)
*dreug (Proto-West Germanic)
- dreg (Saterland Frisian)
- dreech (West Frisian)
drjúgr (Old Norse)
- drjúgvur, drúgvur (Faroese)
- draugar, dravvur (Gutnish)
- drjúgur (Icelandic)
- dryg (Norwegian Nynorsk)
drjúgr (Old Norse)
- drȳgh, drø̄gh (Old Danish)
  - drøj (Danish)
    - drøy (Norwegian Bokmål)
drjúgr (Old Norse)
- drȳgher (Old Swedish)
  - dryg (Swedish)

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