Old English · verb
fordrifan
Normalised fordrīfan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- strong class I
- IPA
- /forˈdriː.fɑn/[forˈdriː.vɑn]
- Syllables
- for · ˈdriː · fɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- fordriveovertaskejectcompel
Meaning
-
to drive away, drive off (something from rest), banish, eject, expel
-
to force, compel
-
to overtask, load with hardship
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | fordrīfe | fordrāf |
| 2nd singular | fordrīfst | fordrife |
| 3rd singular | fordrīfþ | fordrāf |
| Plural | fordrīfaþ | fordrifon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | fordrīfe | fordrife |
| Plural | fordrīfen | fordrifen |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | fordrīfan |
| Inflected infinitive | fordrīfenne |
| Imperative singular | fordrīf |
| Imperative plural | fordrīfaþ |
| Present participle | fordrīfende |
| Past participle | fordrifen |
All forms (13)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *fradrīban, from Proto-Germanic *fradrībaną; equivalent to for- + drīfan.
Descendants
fordrive
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