droeven

See also: dröven

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch droeven, from Old Dutch druoven, from Proto-Germanic *drōbijaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdruvə(n)/

Verb

droeven

  1. (ergative) to be sad, to sadden

Inflection

Inflection of droeven (weak)
infinitive droeven
past singular droefde
past participle gedroefd
infinitive droeven
gerund droeven n
present tense past tense
1st person singular droefdroefde
2nd person sing. (jij) droeftdroefde
2nd person sing. (u) droeftdroefde
2nd person sing. (gij) droeftdroefde
3rd person singular droeftdroefde
plural droevendroefden
subjunctive sing.1 droevedroefde
subjunctive plur.1 droevendroefden
imperative sing. droef
imperative plur.1 droeft
participles droevendgedroefd
1) Archaic.

Derived terms


Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch druoven, from Proto-Germanic *drōbijaną.

Verb

droeven

  1. to be sad, to mourn

Inflection

Weak
Infinitive droeven
3rd sg. past
3rd pl. past
Past participle
Infinitive droeven
In genitive droevens
In dative droevene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular droeve
2nd singular droefs, droeves
3rd singular droeft, droevet
1st plural droeven
2nd plural droeft, droevet
3rd plural droeven
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular droeve
2nd singular droefs, droeves
3rd singular droeve
1st plural droeven
2nd plural droeft, droevet
3rd plural droeven
Imperative Present
Singular droef, droeve
Plural droeft, droevet
Present Past
Participle droevende

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Dutch: droeven
  • Limburgish: dreuve, druueve

Further reading

  • droeven (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • droeven (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
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