drepan

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Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *drepan, from Proto-Germanic *drepaną (“to beat, hit, strike, kill”).

Verb

drepan

  1. to reach (a place)
    • hiro kind drephent ad supernam Ierusalem
      their children reach the heavenly Jerusalem
  2. to achieve, accomplish
    • samo thaz wighus ouerdrephet andere gezimbere
      as the watchtower surpasses other buildings
      (literally, “over-achieves; as overtreffen”)

Inflection

Conjugation of drepan (strong class 5)
infinitive drepan
indicative present past
1st person singular drepo, drepon drap
2nd person singular dripis, dripist drāpi, drāpis
3rd person singular dripit drap
1st person plural drepon drāpun
2nd person plural drepet drāput
3rd person plural drepont drāpun
subjunctive present past
1st person singular drepe drāpi
2nd person singular drepes, drepest drāpi, drāpis
3rd person singular drepe drāpi
1st person plural drepen drāpin
2nd person plural drepet drāpit
3rd person plural drepen drāpin
imperative present
singular drep, drip
plural drepet
participle present past
drepandi drepan, gidrepan

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: drēpen
    • Limburgish: draepe

Further reading

  • “drepan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *drepan, from Proto-Germanic *drepaną (“to beat, hit, strike, kill”).

Pronunciation

Verb

drepan

  1. to strike, beat, hit
  2. to kill, slay
  3. to overcome

Conjugation

Conjugation of drepan (strong class 5)
infinitive drepan drepenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular drepe dræp
second person singular dripst drǣpe
third person singular dripþ dræp
plural drepaþ drǣpon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular drepe drǣpe
plural drepen drǣpen
imperative
singular drep
plural drepaþ
participle present past
drepende (ġe)drepen, (ġe)dropen

Descendants

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *drepan, from Proto-Germanic *drepaną (“to beat, hit, strike, kill”).

Verb

drepan

  1. to strike, beat, hit
  2. to kill

Conjugation

Conjugation of drepan (strong class 5)
infinitive drepan
indicative present past
1st person singular dripu drap
2nd person singular dripis drāpi
3rd person singular dripid drap
plural drepad drāpun
subjunctive present past
1st person singular drepe drāpi
2nd person singular drepes drāpis
3rd person singular drepe drāpi
plural drepen drāpin
imperative present
singular drep
plural drepad
participle present past
dripandi gidrepan, drepan
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