triibe

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Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German trīben, from Old High German trīban, from Proto-Germanic *drībaną (to drive). Cognate with German treiben, Dutch drijven, English drive, Icelandic drífa.

Pronunciation

Verb

triibe (third-person singular simple present triibt, past participle tribe, auxiliary haa)

  1. to drive, urge, push
    • 1903, Robert Walser, Der Teich:
      Er tribts aber au z'weit.
      But he always pushes it too far.