From Middle Dutch *dronen, from Old Dutch *drunen, from Frankish *drunnjan; the long vowel /øː/ precludes a derivation from a hypothetical Proto-Germanic *drunjaną.
Cognate to Middle Low German dronen, Old Norse drynja, and also related to Gothic 𐌳𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌿𐍃 (drunjus).
dreunen
Conjugation of dreunen (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | dreunen | |||
past singular | dreunde | |||
past participle | gedreund | |||
infinitive | dreunen | |||
gerund | dreunen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | dreun | dreunde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | dreunt, dreun2 | dreunde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | dreunt | dreunde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | dreunt | dreunde | ||
3rd person singular | dreunt | dreunde | ||
plural | dreunen | dreunden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | dreune | dreunde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | dreunen | dreunden | ||
imperative sing. | dreun | |||
imperative plur.1 | dreunt | |||
participles | dreunend | gedreund | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
dreunen