dreif

See also: dréif

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse dreif (“a scattering, spread”), from Proto-Germanic *draibō (“a driving”), from Proto-Germanic *drībaną (“to drive”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /treiːv/
  • Rhymes: -eiːv

Noun

dreif f (genitive singular dreifar, nominative plural dreifar)

  1. Used only in set phrases

Declension

Declension of dreif (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative dreif dreifin dreifar dreifarnar
accusative dreif dreifina dreifar dreifarnar
dative dreif dreifinni dreifum dreifunum
genitive dreifar dreifarinnar dreifa dreifanna

Derived terms

  • á víð og dreif (“here and there, scattered about”)

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dʀai̯f/, [dʀɑɪ̯f]

Verb

dreif

  1. second-person singular imperative of dreiwen
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