Reconstruction:Old English/drift

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *driftiz. Cognate with Old Frisian drift, Old High German trift, Old Norse dript, drift.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /drift/

Noun

*drift f

  1. an act of driving (cattle, herds, etc.); movement
  2. a driving force
  3. drift (of snow)

Declension

Strong i-stem:

singular plural
nominative *drift *drifte, *drifta
accusative *drift, *drifte *drifte, *drifta
genitive *drifte *drifta
dative *drifte *driftum

Descendants

  • Middle English: drift, dryft
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