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Old English · verb

dreopan

Normalised drēopan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class II
IPA
/ˈdre͜oː.pɑn/
Syllables
ˈdre͜oː · pɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
dreepdripdrop

Meaning

  1. to drop, drip

Conjugation

Conjugation of dreopan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular drēopedrēap
2nd singular drīepstdrupe
3rd singular drīepþdrēap
Plural drēopaþdrupon
Subjunctive
Singular drēopedrupe
Plural drēopendrupen
Non-finite forms of dreopan
Form
Infinitive drēopan
Inflected infinitive drēopenne
Imperative singular drēop
Imperative plural drēopaþ
Present participle drēopende
Past participle dropenġedropen

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *dreupan (“to hang down, drop”).

Descendants

dreep

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