Part of speech: verb
Verb type: strong verb (1)
1. to drive away, expel; 2. to drive (on), force, push; 3. to rush, dash
Etymology
[Mod E DRIVE ← Prot-Germ *drīban; Goth dreiban; O Fris drīva; O Sax drīvan, drīban; Dt drijven; OHG trīban (Mod G treiben); Icel drífa]
Paradigm
4.1.1. - I class
| I class | infinitive | past tense singular | past tense plural | past participle |
| to write | wrítan | wrát | writon | writen |
| to cut; to cut off | sníðan | snáþ | snidon | sniden |
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