dreive

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German trīben, from Old High German *drīvan, northern variant of trīban, from Proto-West Germanic *drīban.

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.

Conjugation

Regular
infinitive dreive
participle gedribb
auxiliary hon
present
indicative
imperative
ich dreive
du dreibst dreib
er/sie/es dreibd
meer dreive
deer dreibd dreibd
sie dreive

The present participle is uncommonly used,
but can be made with the suffix -end.

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