todrifan

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *tedrībaną, *twizdrībaną (“to scatter”), equivalent to tō- +‎ drīfan. Cognate with Old Frisian tōdrīva, Old High German zitrīban.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /toːˈdriː.fɑn/,

Verb

tōdrīfan

  1. to drive apart, scatter, dispel
    • c. 1000, Anonymous, Beowulf, 544-5
      Ða wit ætsomne on sæ wæron
      fif nihta fyrst oþ þæt unc flod todraf.
      We were together there in the sea
      for five nights' time until the tide drove us apart.

Conjugation

Conjugation of tōdrīfan (strong class 1)
infinitive tōdrīfan tōdrīfenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular tōdrīfe tōdrāf
second person singular tōdrīfst tōdrife
third person singular tōdrīfþ tōdrāf
plural tōdrīfaþ tōdrifon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular tōdrīfe tōdrife
plural tōdrīfen tōdrifen
imperative
singular tōdrīf
plural tōdrīfaþ
participle present past
tōdrīfende tōdrifen

Descendants

  • Middle English: todriven
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