dröja

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish drøghia, drøgha (Causative of dragha).

Pronunciation
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Verb

dröja (present dröjer, preterite dröjde, supine dröjt, imperative dröj)

  1. to linger, to wait, to last, to hold (the telephone)
    var god dröj
    please hold
    Det dröjer ännu fyrtio dagar, så skall Nineve bliva omstörtat.
    Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown (Jonah 3:4)

Conjugation
Conjugation of dröja (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive dröja —
Present tense dröjer —
Past tense dröjde —
Supine dröjt —
Imperative dröj —
Present participle dröjande
Past participle —
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