Is "Drug" a past tense of the word "Drag" ?

[Redwingsguy]

I have someone here convinced that the word "drug" is the past tense of the word "drag". I think he means "dragged", I took it to dictionary.com and searched for both drug and different tenses of drag and theres no relation between the two according to the site. But he keeps telling me "I know I'm right" but can't proove it. Just wondering if theres anyone that knows one way or another.

 

[Entity]

Dictionary.com says one thing, but the OED lists it as an acceptable version of dragged. Dragged is more commonly used, though. 😛

drug, v.1

To pull forcibly, to drag. (trans. and intr.)

[a1240 Lofsong in Cott. Hom. 207 Bi his owune rode, on his softe schuldres, so herde druggunge. c1386 CHAUCER Knt.'s T. 558 At the gate he profreth his seruyse To drugge [Camb. MS. drogge] and drawe what so men wol deuyse.] 1500-20 DUNBAR Poems xxxiii. 70 Evir the cuschettis at him tuggit, The rukis him rent, the ravynis him druggit. Ibid. lxi. 32, I am ane auld horss, as e knaw That evir in duill dois drug and draw. 1513 DOUGLAS Æneis II. iv. 84 And for to drug and draw wald neuer irk. 1601 ? MARSTON Pasquil & Kath. I. 312 If all the Brewers jades in the Towne can drugge me from loue of my selfe. 1794 T. DAVIS Agric. Wilts (1818) 258-68 Drugging timber, drawing [timber] out of the wood under a pair of wheels.

Rob

 

[KEV1N]

I'm pretty sure it's dragged! Ask him if the past tense of "flag" is "flug". He's improperly normalizing the tense of this verb.. it's a common problem for young children just learning past tense.

 

[agnitrate]

Tell your friend he's a jackass and you're going to drug him something awful if he doesn't attend english classes. Let him interpret drug using any of those found on dictionary.com under the verb category. No matter what he choses, it won't be pleasant.

-silver

 

[GasX]

Does he conjugate "to be"

I be
You be
We be

?

 

[oLLie]

Originally posted by: Mwilding
Does he conjugate "to be"

I be
You be
We be

?

We be clubbin'?

 

[amnesiac]

TECHNICALLY it's correct but Bartleby's lists its usage as "Vulgar and Substandard.:

Here: http://www.bartleby.com/68/37/2037.html

 

[Beau]

Originally posted by: amnesiac
TECHNICALLY it's correct but Bartleby's lists its usage as "Vulgar and Substandard.:

Here: http://www.bartleby.com/68/37/2037.html

Wouldn't it be technically incorrect, but conversationally correct?