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Central Franconian
- drohn (variant spelling)
- draan (few dialects of Moselle Franconian)
- drage (most of Ripuarian)
Etymology
From Old High German *dragan, northern variant of tragan, from Proto-Germanic *draganą.
Pronunciation
Verb
droon (third-person singular present drät or dreet, past tense drooch or druuch, past participle gedroon or gedrage)
- (most of Moselle Franconian, parts of southern Ripuarian) to carry, bear, wear
Scots
Verb
droon (third-person singular simple present droons, present participle droonin, simple past droont, past participle droont)
- to drown