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drepan
drepan
Old Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *drepaną (“to beat, strike, kill”), from Proto-Indo-European *dhrebh- (“to crush, grind, kill”). Akin to Old High German treffan "to hit" (German treffen "to meet, encounter"), Old Norse drepa "to slay, strike, kill". Cognate to (but not direct ancestor of) Middle Dutch treffen.
Verb
drepan
- to reach (a place)
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- hiro kind drephent ad supernam Ierusalem
- their children reach the heavenly Jerusalem
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- to achieve, accomplish
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- samo thaz wighus ouerdrephet andere gezimbere
- as the watchtower surpasses (lit. "over-achieves"; as overtreffen) other buildings
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Old English
Verb
drepan
Conjugation
Conjugation of drepan (strong class 5)
infinitive | drepan | tō drepanne |
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indicative | present | past |
1st-person singular | drepe | dræp |
2nd-person singular | dripst | drǣpe |
3rd-person singular | dripþ | dræp |
plural | drepaþ | drǣpon |
subjunctive | present | past |
singular | drepe | drǣpe |
plural | drepen | drǣpen |
imperative | ||
singular | drep(e) | |
plural | drepaþ | |
participle | present | past |
drepende | drepen |
Related terms
Descendants
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *drepaną (“to beat, strike, kill”), from Proto-Indo-European *dhrebh- (“to crush, grind, kill”). Akin to Old High German treffan "to hit" (German treffen "to meet, encounter"), Old Norse drepa "to slay, strike, kill".
Verb
drepan
Conjugation
Conjugation of drepan (strong class 5)
infinitive | drepan | |
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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 |