Part of speech: verb
Verb type: strong verb (1)
to drive out, force to go
Etymology
[← Prot-Germ *drīban; cf OE drífan (Mod E drive); O Fris drīva; O Sax drīvan, drīban; Dt drijven; OHG trīban (Mod G treiben); O Icel drífa (Mod Icel drífa)]
Concordance
dreiband - 3 pers, pl, pres, indicat - Jhn. XVI, 2
Paradigm
4.1.1.1. (a)
| I class | infinitive | preterite singular | preterite plural | past participle |
| normal grade | normal grade | zero grade | zero grade | |
| i/ă | -i- | -a- | zero | zero |
| additional element of vowel gradation for this class is [-i-] | i + i = ii [ī] | a + i = ai | zero + i = ĭ | zero + i = ĭ |
| to grab, grasp, grip | greipan | graip | gripum | gripans |
| to show; to tell, announce | teihan [-i:-] |
taih [-ai-] |
taihum [-ɛ-] |
taihans [-ɛ-] |
See the complete paradigm of the conjugation of strong verbs
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