drieven

Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German drîven, from Old Saxon drīvan, from Proto-Germanic *drībaną, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreybʰ- (“to drive, push”). Cognate with Dutch drijven, West Frisian driuwe, English drive, German treiben, Danish drive.

Verb

drieven (third-person singular simple present drifft, past tense dreev, past participle dreven, auxiliary verb wesen or hebben)

1. (transitive, auxiliary: “hebben”) to drive (e.g. livestock); to propel; to force
2. (transitive, auxiliary: “hebben”) to put forth; to produce; to sprout
3. (transitive, figuratively, auxiliary: “hebben”) to urge
4. (transitive, vulgar, slang, auxiliary: “hebben”) to fuck
5. (intransitive, auxiliary: “wesen”) to drift; to float about
6. (intransitive, auxiliary: “wesen”) to sprout

Conjugation

Conjugation of drieven (class 1 strong verb)

infinitive	drieven
indicative	present	preterite
1st person singular	driev	dreev
2nd person singular	driffs(t)	dreevs(t)
3rd person singular	driff(t)	dreev
plural	drievt, drieven	dreven
imperative	present	—
singular	driev
plural	drievt
participle	present	past
	drieven	(e)dreven, gedreven
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.