dreigen

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • dreighen (obsolete)
  • dreijgen (obsolete)
  • dreijghen (obsolete)
  • dreygen (obsolete)
  • dreyghen (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch dreigen, from Old Dutch *threigen, from Proto-Germanic *þraigijaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdrɛi̯ɣə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯ɣən

Verb

dreigen

  1. (intransitive) to threaten
  2. (intransitive) to be imminent, to loom

Inflection

Inflection of dreigen (weak)
infinitive dreigen
past singular dreigde
past participle gedreigd
infinitive dreigen
gerund dreigen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular dreigdreigde
2nd person sing. (jij) dreigtdreigde
2nd person sing. (u) dreigtdreigde
2nd person sing. (gij) dreigtdreigde
3rd person singular dreigtdreigde
plural dreigendreigden
subjunctive sing.1 dreigedreigde
subjunctive plur.1 dreigendreigden
imperative sing. dreig
imperative plur.1 dreigt
participles dreigendgedreigd
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

Descendants

Anagrams


Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *threigen, from Proto-Germanic *þraigijaną.

Verb

dreigen

  1. to threaten, to intimidate
  2. to warn

Inflection

Weak
Infinitive dreigen
3rd sg. past
3rd pl. past
Past participle
Infinitive dreigen
In genitive dreigens
In dative dreigene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular dreige
2nd singular dreichs, dreiges
3rd singular dreicht, dreiget
1st plural dreigen
2nd plural dreicht, dreiget
3rd plural dreigen
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular dreige
2nd singular dreichs, dreiges
3rd singular dreige
1st plural dreigen
2nd plural dreicht, dreiget
3rd plural dreigen
Imperative Present
Singular dreich, dreige
Plural dreicht, dreiget
Present Past
Participle dreigende

Alternative forms

Descendants

  • Dutch: dreigen
  • Limburgish: drèège

Further reading

  • dreighen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • dreigen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
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