drepen

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Low German

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German drēpen, from Old Saxon drepan, from Proto-West Germanic *drepan, from Proto-Germanic *drepaną. Doublet of drapen.

Verb

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drepen (third-person singular simple present drippt, past tense dreep, past participle drepen, auxiliary verb hebben)

  1. (transitive or reflexive) to meet; to encounter
  2. (transitive or intransitive) to hit; to strike
  3. (transitive) to affect; to concern
  4. (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

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Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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From Old Dutch *drepan, from Proto-Germanic *drepaną.

Verb

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drēpen

  1. (rare) to hit (not miss), to strike

Inflection

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This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

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  • Limburgish: draepe

Further reading

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Middle English

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Etymology 1

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From Old English drepan, from Proto-West Germanic *drepan, from Proto-Germanic *drepaną.

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • (unlengthened) IPA(key): /ˈdrɛpən/
  • IPA(key): /ˈdrɛːpən/, /ˈdræːpən/

Verb

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drepen

  1. To kill, slay
  2. To strike, hit
  3. (rare) To overcome, vanquish
Usage notes
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  • Weak forms are usual for this verb after 1400; they are unknown before then.
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Etymology 2

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From Old English drēopan, from Proto-West Germanic *dreupan, from Proto-Germanic *dreupaną.

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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drepen

  1. To drip, spatter
  2. To droop, lower
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Middle Low German

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Etymology

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From Old Saxon driopan (to drip). Cognate with Old English dreopan, Dutch druipen and German triefen.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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drêpen

  1. to drip

Conjugation

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Old English

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Pronunciation

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Participle

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drepen

  1. past participle of drepan

Declension

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