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Old English · noun

drift

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong i-stem
IPA
/drift/
Syllables
drift (1 syllable)
Modern English
driftherdsdrivingmovementact

Meaning

  1. an act of driving (cattle, herds, etc.); movement

  2. a driving force

  3. drift (of snow)

Declension

Declension of drift
SingularPlural
Nominative driftdriftedrifta
Accusative driftdriftedriftedrifta
Genitive driftedrifta
Dative driftedriftum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *driftiz. Cognate with Old Frisian drift, Old High German trift, Old Norse dript, drift.

Descendants

drift

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