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drepen

drepen

Low German

Verb

drepen (third-person singular simple present drippt, past tense dreep, past participle drepen, auxiliary verb hebben)

  1. (transitive or reflexive) to meet; to encounter
  2. (transitive or intransitive) to hit; to strike
  3. (transitive) to affect; to concern
  4. (intransitive or reflexive, colloquial, often with “goot” or “slecht) to hit the mark; to suit; to be convenient, fortunate
    Dat drippt sick egentlig goot. ― That’s good actually.

Conjugation


Middle Low German

Pronunciation

  • Stem vowel: e⁴
    • (originally) IPA(key): /dreːpən/

Etymology

From Old Saxon driopan (to drip), from Proto-Germanic *dreupaną. Cognate with English dreopan, Dutch druipen and German triefen.

Verb

drêpen

  1. to drip

Conjugation