Old English · verb
todrifan
Normalised tōdrīfan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- strong class I
- IPA
- /toːˈdriː.fɑn/[toːˈdriː.vɑn]
- Syllables
- toː · ˈdriː · fɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- todrivedispel
Meaning
-
to drive apart, scatter, dispel
Ða wit ætsomne on sæ wæron
We were together there in the sea for five nights' time until the tide drove us apart.
c. 1000, Anonymous, Beowulf, 544-5
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | tōdrīfe | tōdrāf |
| 2nd singular | tōdrīfst | tōdrife |
| 3rd singular | tōdrīfþ | tōdrāf |
| Plural | tōdrīfaþ | tōdrifon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | tōdrīfe | tōdrife |
| Plural | tōdrīfen | tōdrifen |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | tōdrīfan |
| Inflected infinitive | tōdrīfenne |
| Imperative singular | tōdrīf |
| Imperative plural | tōdrīfaþ |
| Present participle | tōdrīfende |
| Past participle | tōdrifen |
All forms (13)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *tedrībaną, *twizdrībaną (“to scatter”), equivalent to tō- + drīfan. Cognate with Old Frisian tōdrīva, Old High German zitrīban.
Descendants
todrive
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