dreive

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Old High German *drīvan, northern variant of trīban, from Proto-Germanic *drībaną.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtraɪ̯və/

Verb

dreive

  1. to drive; to guide; to lead, to move on a course
    Das Fieh uff de Wegh dreive
    To drive the cattle on the way
    De Wind dreibd de Staab.
    The wind drives the dust.

Inflection
Conjugation of dreive
infinitive dreive
past participle gedribb
auxiliary hon
present tense
1st person singular dreive
2nd person singular dreibst
3rd person singular dreibd
1st person  plural dreive
2nd person plural dreibd
3rd person plural dreive
imperative
2nd person singular dreib
2nd person plural dreibd

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