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Old English · verb

drusian

Normalised drūsian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈdruː.si.ɑn/
[ˈdruː.zi.ɑn]
Syllables
ˈdruː · si · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
drowseimmersesinkinactivelanguid

Meaning

  1. to immerse; sink

  2. to become low; drop

  3. to become slow or inactive

  4. to be languid

  5. to drowse

Conjugation

Conjugation of drusian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular drūsiġedrūsode
2nd singular drūsastdrūsodest
3rd singular drūsaþdrūsode
Plural drūsiaþdrūsodon
Subjunctive
Singular drūsiġedrūsode
Plural drūsiġendrūsoden
Non-finite forms of drusian
Form
Infinitive drūsian
Inflected infinitive drūsienne
Imperative singular drūsa
Imperative plural drūsiaþ
Present participle drūsiende
Past participle drūsodġedrūsod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *drūsijaną, *drūzijaną. Akin to Old High German trūrēn.

Descendants

drowse

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