dregen

Low German

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German drêgen, from Old Saxon driogan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdrɛɪ̯ɡŋ̩]

Verb

dregen (third-person singular simple present drüggt, past tense droog, past participle dragen, auxiliary verb hebben)

1. (transitive) to deceive
2. (intransitive) to be deceptive

Conjugation

Conjugation of dregen (class 2 strong verb)

infinitive	dregen
indicative	present	preterite
1st person singular	dreeg	droog
2nd person singular	drüggs(t)	droogs(t)
3rd person singular	drügg(t)	droog
plural	dreegt, dreegen	drogen
imperative	present	—
singular	dreeg
plural	dreegt
participle	present	past
	dregen	(e)dragen, gedragen
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

Derived terms

• de Schien drüggt
• bedregen

Related terms

• Drug
• dreeglig

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German dragen, draghen, from Old Saxon dragan, from Proto-West Germanic *dragan, from Proto-Germanic *draganą (“draw, pull, carry”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰregʰ- (“pull, draw, drag”). Compare Dutch dragen, German tragen, English draw, Danish drage.

Alternative forms

• drägen (New Saxon Spelling)

Verb

dregen (third-person singular simple present driggt, past tense droog, past participle dragen, auxiliary verb wesen or hebben)

1. (transitive) to carry, to take
   • Un wat ook kamen mag,
     weer dat en düüstere Dag,
     weer dat Glück oder Freud,
     wi dreegt dat beid!

     And come what may,
     be it a dark day,
     be it lucky or joyous,
     we take them both! (house blessing)

2. (transitive) to hold
3. (transitive or intransitive, fashion) to wear
4. (transitive, agriculture) to produce, to bear, to yield
5. (transitive) to support, to maintain
6. (intransitive, agriculture) to crop
7. (reflexive, finance) to pay for itself

Conjugation

Conjugation of dregen (class 6 strong verb)

infinitive	dregen
indicative	present	preterite
1st person singular	dreeg	droog
2nd person singular	driggs(t)	droogs(t)
3rd person singular	drigg(t)	droog
plural	dreegt, dreegen	drogen
imperative	present	—
singular	dreeg
plural	dreegt
participle	present	past
	dregen	(e)dragen, gedragen
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.