Principal Forms
| Present, Sg.3 | triibt |
| Past Participle | tribe |
Auxiliary
haa
Alternative Forms
Etymology
From Middle High German trīben, from Old High German trīban, from Proto-Germanic *drībaną (“to drive”). Cognate with German treiben, Dutch drijven, English drive, Icelandic drífa. See: Middle High German '
triben', Old High German 'triban', Proto-Germanic '
*drībaną', German, old spelling '
treiben', Dutch '
drijven', English '
drive', Icelandic '
drífa'.
Verbs referencing "triibe"
English
drive.
Sample Sentences
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Er tribts aber au z'weit. (But he always pushes it too far.) [1903, Robert Walser, Der Teich:]