Nonstandard third-person singular present tense of drown; a dialectal verb form used in some folk varieties of English.
From 'drownd' (dialectal past) plus -s for third-person singular, or analogical formation applied to 'drown'. Represents consistent application of morphological rules in folk speech.
Forms like 'he drownds' show how dialects create internally consistent grammar systems—once you accept 'drownd' as past tense, adding -s for 'he/she' follows the same logic!
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