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

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

• 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