dreive

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German trīben, from Old High German *drīvan, northern variant of trīban, from Proto-West Germanic *drīban.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtraɪ̯və/

Verb

dreive

1. to drive; to guide; to lead, to move on a course

   Das Fieh uff de Wegh dreive

   To drive the cattle on the way

   De Wind dreibd de Staab.

   The wind drives the dust.

Conjugation

Regular
infinitive	dreive
participle	gedribb
auxiliary	hon
	present indicative	imperative
ich	dreive	—
du	dreibst	dreib
er/sie/es	dreibd	—
meer	dreive	—
deer	dreibd	dreibd
sie	dreive	—
The use of the present participle is uncommon, but can be made with the suffix -end.

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary