dreje

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German dreien, from Old Saxon thrāian, from Proto-West Germanic *þrāan, from Proto-Germanic *þrēaną, cognate with English throw, German drehen (“to turn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /drajə/, [ˈd̥ʁɑːɪ]

Verb

dreje (past tense drejede, past participle drejet)

1. (transitive or intransitive) to turn
2. to twist, twirl
3. to revolve, rotate, pivot
4. to dial
5. (reflexive) to be a matter of

Conjugation

Inflection of dreje

	present	past
simple	drejer	drejede
perfect	har drejet	havde drejet
passive	drejes	drejedes
participle	drejende	drejet
imperative	drej	—
infinitive	dreje	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	drejen	—

References

• “dreje” in Den Danske Ordbog