fordrifan

Old English

Etymology

From for- +‎ drīfan. Cognate with Old Saxon fardrīvan, Dutch verdrijven, German vertreiben.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /forˈdriːfɑn/, [forˈdriːvɑn]

Verb

fordrīfan

  1. To drive away, drive off (something from rest), banish, eject, expel.
  2. To force, compel.
  3. To overtask, load with hardship.

Conjugation
Conjugation of fordrīfan (strong class 1)
infinitive fordrīfan tō fordrīfenne
indicative present past
1st-person singular fordrīfe fordrāf
2nd-person singular fordrīfest fordrife
3rd-person singular fordrīfeþ fordrāf
plural fordrīfaþ fordrifon
subjunctive present past
singular fordrīfe fordrife
plural fordrīfen fordrifen
imperative
singular fordrīf
plural fordrīfaþ
participle present past
fordrīfende fordrifen

Descendants
  • Middle English: fordriven
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