drepan

drepan

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *drepan, from Proto-Germanic *drepaną (“to beat, hit, strike, kill”).

Verb

drepan

1. to reach (a place)

   hiro kind drephent ad supernam Ierusalem

   their children reach the heavenly Jerusalem

2. to achieve, accomplish

   samo thaz wighus ouerdrephet andere gezimbere

   as the watchtower surpasses other buildings

   (literally, “over-achieves; as overtreffen”)

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: drēpen
  • Limburgish: drèppe

Further reading

• “drepan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *drepan, from Proto-Germanic *drepaną (“to beat, hit, strike, kill”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdre.pɑn/

Verb

drepan

1. to strike, beat, hit
2. to kill, slay
3. to overcome

Conjugation

Conjugation of drepan (strong class 5)

infinitive	drepan	drepenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	drepe	dræp
second person singular	dripst	drǣpe
third person singular	dripþ	dræp
plural	drepaþ	drǣpon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	drepe	drǣpe
plural	drepen	drǣpen
imperative
singular	drep
plural	drepaþ
participle	present	past
	drepende	(ġe)drepen, (ġe)dropen

Related terms

• drepe

Descendants

• Middle English: drepen, drepe, drep
  • >? English: drib, drub
  • >? Scots: drib, drub

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Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *drepan, from Proto-Germanic *drepaną (“to beat, hit, strike, kill”).

Verb

drepan

1. to strike, beat, hit
2. to kill

Conjugation

Conjugation of drepan (strong class 5)

infinitive	drepan
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