drieven

Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German drîven, from Old Saxon drīvan.

Cognates

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
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
singular driev
plural drievt
present past
participle drieven (e)dreven, gedreven

Note: This conjugation is one of many.
Neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

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