What does fordry mean?
Fordry means (intransitive) To dry up; become dry..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(intransitive) To dry up; become dry..
1387-1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Squire's Tale. Amid a tree fordry, as white as chalk, As Canacé was playing in her walk, There sat a falcon o'er her head full high, That with a piteous voice so gan to cry, […]
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Fordry means (intransitive) To dry up; become dry..
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1387-1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Squire's Tale. Amid a tree fordry, as white as chalk, As Canacé was playing in her walk, There sat a falcon o'er her head full high, That with a piteous voice so gan to cry, […]
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