Participles
| Present | drīfende |
| Past | (ġe)drifen |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | drīfe |
| 2nd sing. | drīfst |
| 3rd sing. | drīfþ |
| 1st plur. | drīfaþ |
| 2nd plur. | drīfaþ |
| 3rd plur. | drīfaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | drāf |
| 2nd sing. | drife |
| 3rd sing. | drāf |
| 1st plur. | drifon |
| 2nd plur. | drifon |
| 3rd plur. | drifon |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | drīfe |
| 2nd sing. | drīfe |
| 3rd sing. | drīfe |
| 1st plur. | drīfen |
| 2nd plur. | drīfen |
| 3rd plur. | drīfen |
Past
| 1st sing. | drife |
| 2nd sing. | drife |
| 3rd sing. | drife |
| 1st plur. | drifen |
| 2nd plur. | drifen |
| 3rd plur. | drifen |
Imperative
| Singular | drīf |
| Plural | drīfaþ |
Verbs conjugated like 'drifan'
drifan,
Verbs similar to 'drifan'
adrifan,
dræfan,
drefan,
agifan,
aræfan,
arian,
arisan,
bedrifan,
clifan,
delfan,
Etymology
1. From Proto-West Germanic *drīban, from Proto-Germanic *drībaną, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreybʰ- (“to drive, push”).
2. Cognate with Old Frisian drīva (West Frisian driuwe), Old Saxon drīvan, drīƀan (Low German drieven), Dutch drijven, Old High German trīban (German treiben), Old Norse drífa (Danish drive, Swedish driva), Gothic 𐌳𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽 (dreiban). See: Proto-Germanic '
*drībaną', Low Saxon 'drieven', Dutch '
drijven', Old High German 'trīban', German, old spelling '
treiben', Danish '
drive', Swedish '
driva'.
Sample Sentences