dreive

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Hunsrik[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

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[edit]

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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