dreopan

dreopan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *dreupan (“to hang down, drop”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdre͜oː.pɑn/

Verb

drēopan

1. to drop, drip

Conjugation

Conjugation of drēopan (strong class 2)

infinitive	drēopan	drēopenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	drēope	drēap
second person singular	drīepst	drupe
third person singular	drīepþ	drēap
plural	drēopaþ	drupon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	drēope	drupe
plural	drēopen	drupen
imperative
singular	drēop
plural	drēopaþ
participle	present	past
	drēopende	(ġe)dropen

Derived terms

• ādrēopan
• ġedrēopan

Descendants

• Middle English: drepen, drepe
  • Scots: dreep
    • → English: dreep

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “DREÓPAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.