Participles
| Present | ādrīfende |
| Past | ādrifen |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | ādrīfe |
| 2nd sing. | ādrīfst |
| 3rd sing. | ādrīfþ |
| 1st plur. | ādrīfaþ |
| 2nd plur. | ādrīfaþ |
| 3rd plur. | ādrīfaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | ādrāf |
| 2nd sing. | ādrife |
| 3rd sing. | ādrāf |
| 1st plur. | ādrifon |
| 2nd plur. | ādrifon |
| 3rd plur. | ādrifon |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | ādrīfe |
| 2nd sing. | ādrīfe |
| 3rd sing. | ādrīfe |
| 1st plur. | ādrīfen |
| 2nd plur. | ādrīfen |
| 3rd plur. | ādrīfen |
Past
| 1st sing. | ādrife |
| 2nd sing. | ādrife |
| 3rd sing. | ādrife |
| 1st plur. | ādrifen |
| 2nd plur. | ādrifen |
| 3rd plur. | ādrifen |
Imperative
| Singular | ādrīf |
| Plural | ādrīfaþ |
Verbs conjugated like 'adrifan'
adrifan,
Verbs similar to 'adrifan'
drifan,
adlian,
adrincan,
agifan,
agrisan,
aræfan,
arian,
arisan,
awritan,
bedrifan,
Etymology
From ā- + drīfan (“to drive”)
Sample Sentences
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late 9th century, translation of Orosius' History Against the Pagans
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Þȳ ilcan ġēare Claudius oferwann Gotan and hīe ādrāf ūt of Crēcum. (The same year, Claudius defeated the Goths and drove them out of Greece.)
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The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
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An. DCLXXVIII Hēr oþiewede comēta se steorra ⁊ Wilfriþ bisċop wæs ādrifen of his bisċ.dōme from Eċġferþe cyninge..
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Year 678 In this year the comet star appeared and Bishop Wilfriþ was expelled from his bishopdom by King Ecgfrith.
Cognates
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