fordrifan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *fradrīban, from Proto-Germanic *fradrībaną; equivalent to for- +‎ drīfan.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /forˈdriː.fɑn/, [forˈdriː.vɑn]

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 fordrīfenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular fordrīfe fordrāf
second person singular fordrīfst fordrife
third person singular fordrīfþ fordrāf
plural fordrīfaþ fordrifon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular fordrīfe fordrife
plural fordrīfen fordrifen
imperative
singular fordrīf
plural fordrīfaþ
participle present past
fordrīfende fordrifen

Descendants
  • Middle English: fordriven
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