drounen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• drunen, druen

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdruːnən/

Verb

drounen

1. to drown

Conjugation

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
imperative singular		—
plural1	drounen, droune	drouneden, drounede
imperative plural	drouneth, droune	—
participles	drounynge, drounende	drouned, ydrouned

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

Descendants

• English: drown
• Yola: dhrent (preterite)

References

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