Old English · verb
wiþdrifan
Normalised wiþdrīfan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- strong class I
- IPA
- /wiθˈdriː.fɑn/[wiðˈdriː.vɑn]
- Syllables
- wiθ · ˈdriː · fɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- withdriverepel
Meaning
-
to drive back, repel
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | wiþdrīfe | wiþdrāf |
| 2nd singular | wiþdrīfst | wiþdrife |
| 3rd singular | wiþdrīfþ | wiþdrāf |
| Plural | wiþdrīfaþ | wiþdrifon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | wiþdrīfe | wiþdrife |
| Plural | wiþdrīfen | wiþdrifen |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | wiþdrīfan |
| Inflected infinitive | wiþdrīfenne |
| Imperative singular | wiþdrīf |
| Imperative plural | wiþdrīfaþ |
| Present participle | wiþdrīfende |
| Past participle | wiþdrifen |
All forms (13)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *wiþidrīban, a variant of *wiþradrīban (“to drive back”), equivalent to wiþ- + drīfan. Cognate with Old Frisian withdrīva.
Descendants
withdrive
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