dreogan
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *dreugan, from Proto-Germanic *dreuganą. Cognate with Gothic 𐌳𐍂𐌹𐌿𐌲𐌰𐌽 (driugan, “do military service”), Old Saxon driogan and Old Norse drýgja (“perform, practise”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdre͜oː.ɡɑn/, [ˈdre͜oː.ɣɑn]
Verb
drēogan
- to do, take, perform (a service, duty etc.)
- c. 1021, Wulfstan, Winchester Code of Cnut, article 5.1:
- Hǣðensċipe biþ þæt man dēofolġield weorðiġe, þæt is þæt man weorðiġe hǣðenu godu and sunnan oþþe mōnan, fȳr oþþe flōd, wæterwiellas oþþe stānas oþþe ǣniġes cynnes wudutreowu, oþþe wiċċecræft lufiġe oþþe morðweorc ġefremme on ǣniġe wīsan, oþþe on blōte oþþe frihte, oþþe swelcra gedwimera ǣniġ þing drēoge.
- Worshiping idols is a kind of paganism, whether one worships heathen gods and the sun or the moon, or fire or flood, or wells or stones or any kind of forest trees, or if one loves witchcraft or commits murder in any way, either by sacrifice or by divination, or takes any part in similar delusions.
- to bear, suffer, undergo, endure
Conjugation
Conjugation of drēogan (strong class 2)
| infinitive | drēogan | drēogenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | drēoge | drēag, drēah |
| second person singular | drīeġst | druge |
| third person singular | drīeġþ | drēag, drēah |
| plural | drēogaþ | drugon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | drēoge | druge |
| plural | drēogen | drugen |
| imperative | ||
| singular | drēog, drēoh | |
| plural | drēogaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| drēogende | (ġe)drogen | |
Derived terms
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