drepe

Norwegian BokmålEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse drepa (“to stab, hit”), compare Dutch and German treffen and English drub.

VerbEdit

drepe (imperative drep, present tense dreper, passive drepes, simple past drepte, past participle drept, present participle drepende)

  1. To kill, to murder.
    Hun er mistenkt for å ha drept faren sin.
    She is suspected of having killed her father.
    En person ble drept og to alvorlig såret i en bilulykke.
    One person was killed and two were seriously injured in a car accident.
    Den drepte var 40 år gammel.
    The victim was 40 years old. (literally: "the killed was 40 years old")
  2. (about persons) To ruin, strain, extinguish, kill.
    Den evinnelige masingen din har drept arbeidslysten min!
    Your constant nagging has ruined my zeal for work!
    Den filmen var drepende kjedelig!
    That film was incredibly boring! (literally: "that film was killingly boring")
    Da du sa de ordene, drepte du følelsene hennes.
    When you said those words, you killed her feelings.

SynonymsEdit

to kill, murder
to strain, stab, ruin

Derived termsEdit

Related termsEdit

ReferencesEdit

Norwegian NynorskEdit

Alternative formsEdit

  • drepa (a and split infinitives)

PronunciationEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse drepa (“to stab, hit”), cognate with German treffen, Dutch treffen, and English drub. Doublet of treffe.

VerbEdit

drepe (present tense drep, past tense drap, supine drepe, past participle drepen, present participle drepande, imperative drep)

  1. To kill, to murder.
    Ho er mistenkt for å ha drepe faren sin.
    She is suspected of having killed her father.
    Ein person vart drepen og to alvorleg såra i ei bilulukke.
    One person was killed and two were seriously injured in a car accident.
    Den drepne var 40 år gammal.
    The victim was 40 years old. (literally: "the killed was 40 years old")
  2. (about persons) To ruin, strain, extinguish, kill.
    Den evinnelege masinga di har drepe arbeidslysta mi!
    Your constant nagging has ruined my zeal for work!
    Den filmen var drepande keisam!
    That film was incredibly boring! (literally: "that film was killingly boring")
    Da du sa dei orda, drap du kjenslene hennar.
    When you said those words, you killed her feelings.

SynonymsEdit

to kill, murder
to strain, stab, ruin

Derived termsEdit

Related termsEdit

ReferencesEdit

Old EnglishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Germanic *drapiz (“strike, blow, deathblow”), from Proto-Germanic *drepaną (“to strike, slay, kill”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrebʰ- (“to crush, grind, kill”).

Akin to Old Norse drep (“blow, deathblow”), Old Norse dráp (“deathblow”), Middle High German tref (“a strike, hit”), Old English drepan (“to kill”).

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

drepe m

  1. a stroke, deathblow
  2. a slaying
  3. a violent death

DeclensionEdit

Declension of drepe (strong i-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative drepe drepas
accusative drepe drepas
genitive drepes drepa
dative drepe drepum
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