From German Low German dösen, from Middle High German dōsen (“to snooze, slumber" also "to roar, rustle, whizz, snore”), from Old High German dōsōn (“to roar”), from Proto-West Germanic *þus- (“to roar”), related to Middle High German dœsen, tœsen (“to scatter, destroy”); ultimately from the root of Dunst (“haze”). Compare dösig for more.
dösen (weak, third-person singular present döst, past tense döste, past participle gedöst, auxiliary haben)
| infinitive | dösen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | dösend | ||||
| past participle | gedöst | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich döse | wir dösen | i | ich döse | wir dösen |
| du döst | ihr döst | du dösest | ihr döset | ||
| er döst | sie dösen | er döse | sie dösen | ||
| preterite | ich döste | wir dösten | ii | ich döste1 | wir dösten1 |
| du döstest | ihr döstet | du döstest1 | ihr döstet1 | ||
| er döste | sie dösten | er döste1 | sie dösten1 | ||
| imperative | dös (du) döse (du) |
döst (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
dösen (third-person singular present döst, past participle gedöst, auxiliary verb hunn)
| Regular | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | dösen | |
| participle | gedöst | |
| auxiliary | hunn | |
| present indicative |
imperative | |
| 1st singular | dösen | — |
| 2nd singular | dös | dös |
| 3rd singular | döst | — |
| 1st plural | dösen | — |
| 2nd plural | döst | döst |
| 3rd plural | dösen | — |
| (n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel. | ||
dösen