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

Conjugation of drepan (strong class 5)

infinitive	drepan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	drepo, drepon	drap
2nd person singular	dripis, dripist	drāpi, drāpis
3rd person singular	dripit	drap
1st person plural	drepon	drāpun
2nd person plural	drepet	drāput
3rd person plural	drepont	drāpun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	drepe	drāpi
2nd person singular	drepes, drepest	drāpi, drāpis
3rd person singular	drepe	drāpi
1st person plural	drepen	drāpin
2nd person plural	drepet	drāpit
3rd person plural	drepen	drāpin
imperative	present
singular	drep, drip
plural	drepet
participle	present	past
	drepandi	drepan, gidrepan

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: drēpen
  • Limburgish: draepe

Further reading

• “drepan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

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

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