driste

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish driste; see dristig (“bold, daring”). Compare Swedish drista.

Verb

driste (imperative drist, infinitive at driste, present tense drister, past tense dristede, perfect tense har dristet)

1. dare

   han drister sig til at spørge

   he dares to ask

Usage notes

Typically used reflexively, together with sig.

Inflection

Conjugation of driste

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	driste	dristes
Present tense	drister	dristes
Past tense	dristede	dristedes
Imperative	drist	-
Participle
Present	dristende
Past	dristet
Gerund	dristen

Related terms

• dumdristig
• dristig