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drypa

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse drjúpa, from Proto-Germanic *dreupaną. Akin to English drip.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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drypa (present tense dryp, past tense draup, past participle drope, present participle drypande, imperative dryp)

  1. (intransitive) to drip (to fall one drop at a time, to let fall in drops)

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Swedish

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Verb

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drypa (present dryper, preterite dröp, supine drupit or drypt, imperative dryp)

  1. to shed drops of liquid (for example due to being saturated), to drip
    Trasan dryper av vatten
    The dishrag is dripping with water
    Han dröp av svett
    He was dripping with sweat
    Skräckfilmen dröp av blod
    The horror movie was dripping with blood
  2. (figurative) to be full of something, to drip
    Hennes röst dröp av sarkasm
    Her voice was dripping with sarcasm

Conjugation

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Conjugation of drypa (class 2 strong)
active passive
infinitive drypa
supine drupit
imperative dryp
imper. plural1 drypen
present past present past
indicative dryper dröp
ind. plural1 drypa dröpo
subjunctive2 drype dröpe
present participle drypande
past participle

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Conjugation of drypa (class 2 strong)
active passive
infinitive drypa
supine drypt
imperative dryp
imper. plural1 drypen
present past present past
indicative dryper dröp
ind. plural1 drypa dröpo
subjunctive2 drype dröpe
present participle drypande
past participle

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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