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 use of the present participle is uncommon, but can be made with the suffix -end.

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