drepen
Low German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German drēpen, from Old Saxon drepan, from Proto-West Germanic *drepan, from Proto-Germanic *drepaną. Doublet of drapen.
Verb edit
drepen (third-person singular simple present drippt, past tense dreep, past participle drepen, auxiliary verb hebben)
- (transitive or reflexive) to meet; to encounter
- (transitive or intransitive) to hit; to strike
- (transitive) to affect; to concern
- (intransitive or reflexive, colloquial, often with “goot” or “slecht”) to hit the mark; to suit; to be convenient, fortunate
- Dat drippt sick egentlig goot. ― That’s good actually.
Conjugation edit
| infinitive | drepen | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | preterite |
| 1st person singular | dreep | dreep |
| 2nd person singular | dripps(t) | dreeps(t) |
| 3rd person singular | dripp(t) | dreep |
| plural | dreept, dreepen | drepen |
| imperative | present | — |
| singular | dreep | |
| plural | dreept | |
| participle | present | past |
| drepen | (e)drepen, gedrepen | |
| Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. | ||
Middle Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Old Dutch *drepan, from Proto-Germanic *drepaną.
Verb edit
drēpen
Inflection edit
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants edit
- Limburgish: drèppe
Further reading edit
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “drepen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Middle English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old English drepan, from Proto-West Germanic *drepan, from Proto-Germanic *drepaną.
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
drepen
- To kill, slay
- To strike, hit
- (rare) To overcome, vanquish
- p. 1154, “AD 1137”, in Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (MS. Laud Misc. 636, continuation), Peterborough, folio 89, verso; republished at Oxford: Digital Bodleian, 2018 February 8:
- Mani þusen hi drapen mid hungær.
- Many thousands they overcame with hunger.
Usage notes edit
- Weak forms are usual for this verb after 1400; they are unknown before then.
Conjugation edit
| infinitive | (to) drepen, drepe | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | drepe | drap, dreped | |
| 2nd-person singular | drepest | drape, drap, drepedest | |
| 3rd-person singular | drepeth | drap, dreped | |
| subjunctive singular | drepe | drape1, dreped1 | |
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural2 | drepen, drepe | drapen, drape, drepeden, drepede | |
| imperative plural | drepeth, drepe | — | |
| participles | drepynge, drepende | dropen, drope, dreped | |
1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants edit
References edit
- “drēpen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2 edit
From Old English drēopan, from Proto-West Germanic *dreupan, from Proto-Germanic *dreupaną.
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
drepen
Conjugation edit
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants edit
References edit
- “drēpen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Middle Low German edit
Etymology edit
From Old Saxon driopan (“to drip”). Cognate with Old English dreopan, Dutch druipen and German triefen.
Pronunciation edit
- Stem vowel: e⁴
Verb edit
drêpen
- to drip
Conjugation edit
| Plain Infinitive | drêpen | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full Infinitive (Gerund) | tô drêpene or tô drêpende | |||
| Verbal Noun | drêpen or drêpent | |||
| Participles | Imperatives | |||
| Present | drêpende | 2nd Person Singular | drêp | |
| Past | gedrōpen or gedrāpen | 2nd Person Plural | drêpet | |
| Indicative | Subjunctive | |||
| Present | Preterite | Present | Preterite | |
| 1st Person Singular | drêpe | drôp | drêpe | drȫpe |
| 2nd Person Singular | drü̂pest or drü̂̂pst | drōpest or drȫpest | drêpest | drȫpest |
| 3rd Person Singular | drü̂pet or drü̂̂pt | drôp | drêpet | drȫpe |
| Plural | drêpen (drêpet?) | drōpen or drȫpen | drêpen | drȫpen |
Old English edit
Pronunciation edit
Participle edit
drepen
- past participle of drepan