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Old English · verb

drygan

Normalised drȳġan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈdryː.jɑn/
Syllables
ˈdryː · jɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
dry

Meaning

  1. to dry; make dry

  2. to rub dry; wipe

Conjugation

Conjugation of drygan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular drȳġedrȳġde
2nd singular drȳġestdrȳġstdrȳġdest
3rd singular drȳġeþdrȳġþdrȳġde
Plural drȳġaþdrȳġdon
Subjunctive
Singular drȳġedrȳġde
Plural drȳġendrȳġden
Non-finite forms of drygan
Form
Infinitive drȳġan
Inflected infinitive drȳġenne
Imperative singular drȳġ
Imperative plural drȳġaþ
Present participle drȳġende
Past participle drȳġedġedrȳġed

All forms (17)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *draugijan.

Descendants

dry

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