droon

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• drohn (variant spelling)
• draan (few dialects of Moselle Franconian)
• drage (most of Ripuarian)

Etymology

From Old High German *dragan, northern variant of tragan, from Proto-Germanic *draganą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʀɔːn/

Verb

droon (third-person singular present drät or dreet, past tense drooch or druuch, past participle gedroon or gedrage)

1. (most of Moselle Franconian, parts of southern Ripuarian) to carry, bear, wear

Scots

Verb

droon (third-person singular simple present droons, present participle droonin, simple past and past participle droont)

1. to drown