Reconstruction:Old English/drift

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 This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

*drift f

  1. an act of driving (cattle, herds, etc.); movement
  2. a driving force
  3. drift (of snow)

Declension

Declension of *drift (strong i-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative *drift *drifte, *drifta
accusative *drift, *drifte *drifte, *drifta
genitive *drifte *drifta
dative *drifte *driftum

Descendants

  • Middle English: drift, dryft
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