driten
See also: dritën
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *drītan, from Proto-Germanic *drītaną.
Verb
driten
- to defecate
Inflection
| infinitive | base form | driten | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| genitive | dritens | ||||||
| dative | dritene | ||||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||||
| present | past | present | past | ||||
| 1st person singular | drite | drêet | drite | drēte | |||
| 2nd person singular | drijts, drites | drēets, drētes | drijts, drites | drētes | |||
| 3rd person singular | drijt, dritet | drêet | drite | drēte | |||
| 1st person plural | driten | drēten | driten | drēten | |||
| 2nd person plural | drijt, dritet | drēet, drētet | drijt, dritet | drētet | |||
| 3rd person plural | driten | drēten | driten | drēten | |||
| imperative | |||||||
| singular | drijt, drite | ||||||
| plural | drijt, dritet | ||||||
| present | past | ||||||
| participle | dritende | gedrēten | |||||
Descendants
- Dutch: drijten
Further reading
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “driten”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Norwegian Nynorsk
Participle
driten (neuter drite, definite singular and plural dritne)