From Old High German *dragan, northern variant of tragan, from Proto-Germanic *draganą. Cognate with German tragen, Dutch dragen, English draw, drag, Icelandic draga.

• IPA^(key): /ˈdroːen/, [ˈdʀoː.ən]
  • Rhymes: -oːən

droen (third-person singular present dréit, preterite drouch, past participle gedroen, past subjunctive dréich, auxiliary verb hunn)

1. (transitive) to carry
2. (transitive) to support, to hold, to bear
3. (transitive) to wear, to sport
4. (intransitive) to carry, to travel
5. (intransitive) to fruit, to bear fruit

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /droːɨ̯n/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /drɔi̯n/

droen

1. soft mutation of troen