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Danish
Etymology
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
Verb
dræbe (imperative dræb, infinitive at dræbe, present tense dræber, past tense dræbte, perfect tense har dræbt)
- to kill
- Synonym: (archaic) døde
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