driva

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: drivas, drivât

Verb

driva

1. third-person singular past historic of driver

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• drive (e and split infinitives)

Etymology

From Old Norse drífa, from Proto-Germanic *drībaną, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreybʰ- (“to drive, push”). Compare with Swedish driva, Icelandic drífa, English drive, Dutch drijven, German treiben.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²driːʋɑ/

Verb

driva (present tense driv, past tense dreiv, supine drive, past participle driven, present participle drivande, imperative driv)

1. to drive, move (e.g. a herd of cattle)

   Han driv saueflokken framfor seg.

   He drives the herd of sheep in front of him.

2. to propel

   Ein bensinmotor driv bilen.

   A petrol engine propels the car.

3. to run (e.g. a business)

   Dei dreiv firmaet saman.

   They ran the company together.

4. to wander aimlessly

   Ungdommane driv rundt i byen.

   The young people wander around town.

5. to do, occupy oneself with something.

   Eg driv mykje med strikking.

   I do a lot of knitting.

6. to be adrift, (float at random)

   Etter at motoren svikta, dreiv skipet på havet.

   After the engine failed, the ship was adrift on the ocean.

Derived terms

• drivis

References

• “driva” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *drīban, from Proto-Germanic *drībaną, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreybʰ- (“to drive, push”).

Verb

drīva

1. to drive away

Inflection

Conjugation of drīva (strong class 1)

infinitive	drīva
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	drīve	drēf
2nd person singular	drīvest, drīvst	drēfest, drēfst
3rd person singular	drīveth, drīvth	drēf
plural	drīvath	driven
subjunctive	present	past
singular	drīve	drive
plural	drīve, drīven	drive, driven
imperative	present
singular	drīv
plural	drīveth
participle	present	past
	drīvande	edriven, driven

Descendants

• North Frisian:

  Föhr-Amrum: driiw

  Mooring: driwe

  Sylt: driiv

  Wiedingharde: driwwe

• Saterland Frisian: drieuwe
• West Frisian: driuwe

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse drífa, from Proto-Germanic *drībaną.

Verb

drīva

1. drive forward; push on
2. force
3. manage; perform
4. inflict
5. drift; wander about

Conjugation

Conjugation of drīva (strong)

	present				past
infinitive	drīva				—
participle	drīvandi, drīvande				drivin
active voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative		indicative	subjunctive
iæk	drīver	drīvi, drīve	—		drēf	drivi, drive
þū	drīver	drīvi, drīve	drīf		drēft	drivi, drive
han	drīver	drīvi, drīve	—		drēf	drivi, drive
vīr	drīvum, drīvom	drīvum, drīvom	drīvum, drīvom		drivum, drivom	drivum, drivom
īr	drīvin	drīvin	drīvin		drivin	drivin
þēr	drīva	drīvin	—		drivu, drivo	drivin
mediopassive voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative		indicative	subjunctive
iæk	drīfs	drīvis, drīves	—		drēfs	drivis, drives
þū	drīfs	drīvis, drīves	—		drēfts	drivis, drives
han	drīfs	drīvis, drīves	—		drēfs	drivis, drives
vīr	drīvums, -oms	drīvums, drīvoms	—		drivums, drivoms	drivums, drivoms
īr	drīvins	drīvins	—		drivins	drivins
þēr	drīvas	drīvins	—		drivus, drivos	drivins

Descendants

• Swedish: driva

Slovene

Verb

driva

1. first-person dual imperative of dreti

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdriːˌva/

• Audio:

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Etymology 1

From Old Norse drífa f, derived from the verb.

Noun

driva c

1. a drift (usually of snow)

   Synonym: (snowdrift) snödriva

Declension

Declension of driva

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	driva	drivas
	definite	drivan	drivans
plural	indefinite	drivor	drivors
	definite	drivorna	drivornas

Etymology 2

From Old Swedish drīva, from Old Norse drífa, from Proto-Germanic *drībaną, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreybʰ- (“to drive, push”). Compare Danish and Norwegian drive, Icelandic drífa, English drive, Frisian driuwe, Dutch drijven, German treiben.

Verb

driva (present driver, preterite drev, supine drivit, imperative driv)

2. to drive (to compel)

   De drevs ut ur staden

   They were driven out of the city

   Hon drivs av hat mot samhället

   She is driven by hatred of society

3. to drift; wander about (driva runt/driva omkring)
4. to operate, run (a company, campaign etc.)
6. (intransitive, transitive with med (“with”)) to make fun of, to mess with, to take the piss, to tease (have fun at the expense of someone, make fun of something)

   Driver du med mig?

   Are you making fun of me / taking the piss / (when expressing disbelief) kidding me?

   Han bara driver

   He's just taking the piss

   driva med något

   make fun of / take the piss out of something

Usage notes

• Köra (“drive”) or åka (“go”) is used for driving a vehicle.
• "Take the piss" is often a good match for meaning in (etymology 2 sense 4), though driva is not vulgar.

Conjugation

Conjugation of driva (class 1 strong)

	active		passive
infinitive	driva		drivas
supine	drivit		drivits
imperative	driv		—
imper. plural1	driven		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	driver	drev	drivs, drives	drevs
ind. plural1	driva	drevo	drivas	drevos
subjunctive2	drive	dreve	drives	dreves
present participle		drivande
past participle		driven

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Conjugation of drifva (class 1 strong, obsolete spelling, used before 1906)

	active		passive
infinitive	drifva		drifvas
supine	drifvit		drifvits
imperative	drif		—
imper. plural1	drifven		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	drifver	dref	drifs, drifves	drefs
ind. plural1	drifva	drefvo	drifvas	drefvos
subjunctive2	drifve	drefve	drifves	drefves
present participle		drifvande
past participle		drifven

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• bedriva
• drift
• drivkraft
• drivning
• drivved
• framdriva
• fördriva
• gendriva
• genomdriva
• indriva
• uppdriva
• utdriva
• överdriva

See also

• driftkucku
• göra sig lustig över
• åtlöje

References

• driva in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• driva in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• driva in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• Arvid, Vidar, virad, vrida