drepen

Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German drēpen, from Old Saxon drepan, from Proto-Germanic *drepaną. Doublet of drapen.

Verb

drepen (third-person singular simple present drippt, past tense dreep, past participle drepen, auxiliary verb hebben)

1. (transitive or reflexive) to meet; to encounter
2. (transitive or intransitive) to hit; to strike
3. (transitive) to affect; to concern
4. (intransitive or reflexive, colloquial, often with “goot” or “slecht”) to hit the mark; to suit; to be convenient, fortunate

   Dat drippt sick egentlig goot. ― That’s good actually.

Conjugation

Conjugation of drepen (class 4 strong verb)

infinitive	drepen
indicative	present	preterite
1st person singular	dreep	dreep
2nd person singular	dripps(t)	dreeps(t)
3rd person singular	dripp(t)	dreep
plural	dreept, dreepen	drepen
imperative	present	—
singular	dreep
plural	dreept
participle	present	past
	drepen	(e)drepen, gedrepen
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *drepan, from Proto-Germanic *drepaną.

Verb

drēpen

1. (rare) to hit (not miss), to strike

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Limburgish: drèppe

Further reading

• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “drepen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

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Middle Low German

Etymology

From Old Saxon driopan (“to drip”), from Proto-Germanic *dreupaną. Cognate with Old English dreopan, Dutch druipen and German triefen.

Pronunciation

• Stem vowel: e⁴
  • IPA^(key): /dreːpən/

Verb

drêpen

1. to drip

Conjugation

Conjugation of drepen as a class 2a strong verb

Plain Infinitive	drêpen
Full Infinitive (Gerund)	tô drêpene or tô drêpende
Verbal Noun	drêpen or drêpent
Participles			Imperatives
Present	drêpende		2nd Person Singular	drêp
Past	gedrōpen or gedrāpen		2nd Person Plural	drêpet
	Indicative		Subjunctive
	Present	Preterite	Present	Preterite
1st Person Singular	drêpe	drôp	drêpe	drȫpe
2nd Person Singular	drü̂pest or drü̂̂pst	drōpest or drȫpest	drêpest	drȫpest
3rd Person Singular	drü̂pet or drü̂̂pt	drôp	drêpet	drȫpe
Plural	drêpen (drêpet?)	drōpen or drȫpen	drêpen	drȫpen