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dræbe

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Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Danish dræpæ, from Old Norse drepa, from Proto-Germanic *drepaną (to hit, strike). Compare Norwegian Bokmål drepe and Swedish dräpa. Also cognate with German treffen (to meet, hit), whence Danish træffe.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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dræbe (imperative dræb, infinitive at dræbe, present tense dræber, past tense dræbte, perfect tense har dræbt)

  1. to kill
    Synonym: (archaic) døde

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