driten

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Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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From Old Dutch *drītan, from Proto-Germanic *drītaną.

Verb

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driten

  1. to defecate

Inflection

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Strong class 1
Infinitive driten
3rd sg. past drêet
3rd pl. past drēten
Past participle gedrēten
Infinitive driten
In genitive dritens
In dative dritene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular drite drêet
2nd singular drijts, drites drēets, drētes
3rd singular drijt, dritet drêet
1st plural driten drēten
2nd plural drijt, dritet drēet, drētet
3rd plural driten drēten
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular drite drēte
2nd singular drijts, drites drētes
3rd singular drite drēte
1st plural driten drēten
2nd plural drijt, dritet drētet
3rd plural driten drēten
Imperative Present
Singular drijt, drite
Plural drijt, dritet
Present Past
Participle dritende gedrēten

Descendants

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  • Dutch: drijten

Further reading

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Participle

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driten (neuter drite, definite singular and plural dritne)

  1. past participle of drita and drite
  2. dirty