Third person singular present tense of droop; hangs down limply or without strength.
From Old Norse 'drúpa'. The '-s' ending for third person singular has been part of English grammar since Old English times, marking what the subject is doing.
The simple '-s' you add to verbs in English comes from Old English and is one of the few grammar features that survived the Norman Conquest relatively unchanged!
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