dreigen

== Dutch == === Alternative forms === dreighen (obsolete) dreijgen (obsolete) dreijghen (obsolete) dreygen (obsolete) dreyghen (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle Dutch dreigen, from Old Dutch *threigen, of unclear origin. According to Pokorny, related to Proto-Germanic *þrinhwaną (“to force, push”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdrɛi̯ɣə(n)/ Hyphenation: drei‧gen Rhymes: -ɛi̯ɣən === Verb === dreigen (intransitive) to threaten (intransitive) to be imminent, to loom ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: dreig Negerhollands: dreeg, dreig → Aukan: deleigi → Papiamentu: dreige (dated) → Sranan Tongo: dreigi → Caribbean Javanese: drégi === References === === Anagrams === gierden, gierend, griende, nederig == Middle Dutch == === Etymology === From Old Dutch *threigen, of unclear origin. === Verb === dreigen to threaten, to intimidate to warn ==== Inflection ==== ==== Alternative forms ==== drêgen ==== Descendants ==== Dutch: dreigen Limburgish: drèège === Further reading === “dreighen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000 Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “dreigen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN