drounen

Middle English edit

Alternative forms edit

drunen, druen

Etymology edit

Of obscure and uncertain origin. Probably cognate with Icelandic drukna.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈdruːnən/

Verb edit

drounen

to drown

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of drounen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) drounen, droune
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	droune	drouned
2nd-person singular	drounest	drounedest
3rd-person singular	drouneth	drouned
subjunctive singular	droune	drouned
imperative singular	droune	—

plural¹	drounen, droune	drouneden, drounede
imperative plural	drouneth, droune	—

participles	drounynge, drounende	drouned, ydrouned

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants edit

English: drown
Yola: dhrent (preterite)

References edit

“drǒunen, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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