"droppen" meaning in Middle English

See droppen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈdrɔpən/
Etymology: Inherited from Old English dropian, from Proto-West Germanic *dropōn, from Proto-Germanic *drupōną; equivalent to drope (“drop”) + -en (infinitival suffix). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|dropian|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English dropian, {{inh+|enm|ang|dropian}} Inherited from Old English dropian, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*dropōn}} Proto-West Germanic *dropōn, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*drupōną}} Proto-Germanic *drupōną, {{af|enm|drope|-en|id2=infinitival|pos2=infinitival suffix|t1=drop}} drope (“drop”) + -en (infinitival suffix) Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} droppen, {{enm-verb|stem=dropp}} droppen (third-person singular simple present droppeth, present participle droppende, droppynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle dropped) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|dropp|y=0}} Forms: droppeth [present, singular, third-person], droppende [participle, present], droppynge [participle, present], dropped [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person], no-table-tags [table-tags], droppen [infinitive], to droppen [infinitive], droppe [infinitive], droppe [first-person, present, singular], dropped [first-person, past, singular], droppest [present, second-person, singular], droppedest [past, second-person, singular], droppeth [present, singular, third-person], dropped [past, singular, third-person], droppe [present, singular, subjunctive], dropped [past, singular, subjunctive], droppe [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], droppen [plural, present], droppe [plural, present], droppeden [past, plural], droppede [past, plural], droppeth [imperative, plural, present], droppe [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], droppynge [participle, present], droppende [participle, present], dropped [participle, past], drop [alternative], droppe [alternative], droupe [alternative]
  1. (of a liquid) To drip; to fall in drops:
    To rain; to descend in a mass of drops.
    Categories (topical): Liquids
    Sense id: en-droppen-enm-verb-Yj5j62SU Disambiguation of Liquids: 34 36 14 15
  2. (of a liquid) To drip; to fall in drops:
    To sprinkle; to cause to drip.
    Categories (topical): Liquids
    Sense id: en-droppen-enm-verb-SIu889KQ Disambiguation of Liquids: 34 36 14 15
  3. To drop; to move suddenly and directly down. Categories (topical): Liquids
    Sense id: en-droppen-enm-verb-jvSEyv84 Disambiguation of Liquids: 34 36 14 15
  4. (figuratively) To create, inculcate, or instil. Tags: figuratively Categories (topical): Liquids
    Sense id: en-droppen-enm-verb-gOA~bPCM Disambiguation of Liquids: 34 36 14 15 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival) Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 15 18 12 55 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival): 20 23 19 39

Alternative forms

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    },
    {
      "form": "droppe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "droupe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "droppen",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "stem": "dropp"
      },
      "expansion": "droppen (third-person singular simple present droppeth, present participle droppende, droppynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle dropped)",
      "name": "enm-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dropp",
        "y": "0"
      },
      "name": "enm-conj-wk"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To drip; to fall in drops:",
        "To rain; to descend in a mass of drops."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "drip",
          "drip"
        ],
        [
          "fall",
          "fall"
        ],
        [
          "drop",
          "drop"
        ],
        [
          "rain",
          "rain"
        ],
        [
          "descend",
          "descend"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of a liquid) To drip; to fall in drops:",
        "To rain; to descend in a mass of drops."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of a liquid"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To drip; to fall in drops:",
        "To sprinkle; to cause to drip."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "drip",
          "drip"
        ],
        [
          "fall",
          "fall"
        ],
        [
          "drop",
          "drop"
        ],
        [
          "sprinkle",
          "sprinkle"
        ],
        [
          "cause",
          "cause"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of a liquid) To drip; to fall in drops:",
        "To sprinkle; to cause to drip."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of a liquid"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To drop; to move suddenly and directly down."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "drop",
          "drop"
        ],
        [
          "suddenly",
          "suddenly"
        ],
        [
          "directly",
          "directly"
        ],
        [
          "down",
          "down"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To create, inculcate, or instil."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "create",
          "create"
        ],
        [
          "inculcate",
          "inculcate"
        ],
        [
          "instil",
          "instil"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) To create, inculcate, or instil."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdrɔpən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "droppen"
}

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