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”)

Related terms

• drífa (“to drive”)

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʀai̯f/, [dʀɑɪ̯f]

Verb

dreif

1. second-person singular imperative of dreiwen