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Old English · verb

dreosan

Normalised drēosan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class II
IPA
/ˈdre͜oː.sɑn/
[ˈdre͜oː.zɑn]
Syllables
ˈdre͜oː · sɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
drowse

Meaning

  1. to fall

  2. to perish

    ealra dōgra ġehwām · drēoseð ond fealleþ,

    brave warriors. Thus this world perishes and falls to each of all days,

    mōdġe maguþeġnas. · Swā þēs middanġeard

Conjugation

Conjugation of dreosan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular drēosedrēas
2nd singular drīestdrure
3rd singular drīestdrēas
Plural drēosaþdruron
Subjunctive
Singular drēosedrure
Plural drēosendruren
Non-finite forms of dreosan
Form
Infinitive drēosan
Inflected infinitive drēosenne
Imperative singular drēos
Imperative plural drēosaþ
Present participle drēosende
Past participle drorenġedroren

All forms (14)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *dreusan, from Proto-Germanic *dreusaną. Cognate with Old Saxon driosan, Gothic (driusan).

Descendants

drowse

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