driva

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: drivas, drivât

Verb

driva

1. third-person singular past historic of driver

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• drive

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, past participle drive, 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.

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Old Frisian

Etymology

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:
• West Frisian: driuwe

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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

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Swedish

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Etymology 1

Noun

driva c

1. a drift of snow

Declension

Declension of driva
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	driva	drivan	drivor	drivorna
Genitive	drivas	drivans	drivors	drivornas

Related terms

• snödriva

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, Dutch drijven, German treiben.

Verb

driva

1. to drift; wander about (driva run/driva omkring)
2. to operate, run (a company, campaign etc.)
3. to make fun of, tease; joke with (driva med)

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
	Participles
Present participle	drivande
Past participle	driven
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

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

 

Anagrams

• Arvid, Vidar, virad, vrida