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

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