OriginFrom 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.
- to move; turn
- to pursue
- to deviate
- to float; drift
- to operate; run
- to follow
- to drive, propel
Formsdriv(imperative) · driver(present) · drives(passive) · drev(past) · dreiv(past) · drevet(participle, past) · drivende(present)