droeven

See also: dröven

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch droeven, from Old Dutch druoven, from Proto-West Germanic *drōbijan, from Proto-Germanic *drōbijaną. Equivalent to droef (“sad”) +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdruvə(n)/
• Hyphenation: droe‧ven
• Rhymes: -uvən

Verb

droeven

1. (ergative, dated) to be sad, to sadden

Conjugation

Conjugation of droeven (weak)
infinitive	droeven
past singular	droefde
past participle	gedroefd
infinitive	droeven
gerund	droeven n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	droef	droefde
2nd person sing. (jij)	droeft, droef2	droefde
2nd person sing. (u)	droeft	droefde
2nd person sing. (gij)	droeft	droefde
3rd person singular	droeft	droefde
plural	droeven	droefden
subjunctive sing.1	droeve	droefde
subjunctive plur.1	droeven	droefden
imperative sing.	droef
imperative plur.1	droeft
participles	droevend	gedroefd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• bedroeven

Related terms

• droef
• droevig

Middle Dutch

Etymology

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

Verb

droeven

1. to be sad, to mourn

Inflection

Conjugation of droeven (weak)

infinitive	base form	droeven
	genitive	droevens
	dative	droevene
		indicative			subjunctive
		present	past		present	past
1st person singular		droeve	—		droeve	—
2nd person singular		droefs, droeves	—		droefs, droeves	—
3rd person singular		droeft, droevet	—		droeve	—
1st person plural		droeven	—		droeven	—
2nd person plural		droeft, droevet	—		droeft, droevet	—
3rd person plural		droeven	—		droeven	—
		imperative
singular		droef, droeve
plural		droeft, droevet
		present	past
participle		droevende	—

Derived terms

• bedroeven
• gedroeven
• verdroeven

Descendants

• Dutch: droeven
• Limburgish: dreuve, druueve

Further reading

• “droeven (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “droeven (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I