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Low German
Etymology
From Middle Low German drîven, from Old Saxon drīvan.
Verb
drieven (third-person singular simple present drifft, past tense dreev, past participle dreven, auxiliary verb wesen or hebben)
- (transitive, auxiliary: “hebben”) to drive (e.g. livestock); to propel; to force
- (transitive, auxiliary: “hebben”) to put forth; to produce; to sprout
- (transitive, figuratively, auxiliary: “hebben”) to urge
- (transitive, vulgar, slang, auxiliary: “hebben”) to fuck
- (intransitive, auxiliary: “wesen”) to drift; to float about
- (intransitive, auxiliary: “wesen”) to sprout
Conjugation
Conjugation of drieven (class 1 strong verb)