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Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish drøghia, drøgha (Causative of dragha).
Pronunciation
Verb
dröja (present dröjer, preterite dröjde, supine dröjt, imperative dröj)
- to not occur or do immediately; to linger, to wait, to last, to hold (the telephone)
Det kommer dröja innan det sker- It's going to be a while before it happens
- Det dröjer ännu fyrtio dagar, så skall Nineve bliva omstörtat.
- Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown (Jonah 3:4)
Conjugation
Conjugation of dröja (weak)
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