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driva

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Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

driva

  1. third-person singular past historic of driver

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Alternative forms edit

  • drive (e and split infinitives)

Etymology edit

From Old Norse drífa, from Proto-Germanic *drībaną, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreybʰ- (“to drive, push”). Compare with Swedish driva, Icelandic drífa, English drive, Dutch drijven, German treiben.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

driva (present tense driv, past tense dreiv, supine drive, past participle driven, present participle drivande, imperative driv)

  1. to drive, move (e.g. a herd of cattle)
    Han driv saueflokken framfor seg.
    He drives the herd of sheep in front of him.
  2. to propel
    Ein bensinmotor driv bilen.
    A petrol engine propels the car.
  3. to run (e.g. a business)
    Dei dreiv firmaet saman.
    They ran the company together.
  4. to wander aimlessly
    Ungdommane driv rundt i byen.
    The young people wander around town.
  5. to do, occupy oneself with something.
    Eg driv mykje med strikking.
    I do a lot of knitting.
  6. to be adrift, (float at random)
    Etter at motoren svikta, dreiv skipet på havet.
    After the engine failed, the ship was adrift on the ocean.

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Old Frisian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-West Germanic *drīban, from Proto-Germanic *drībaną, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreybʰ- (“to drive, push”).

Verb edit

drīva

  1. to drive away

Inflection edit

Conjugation of drīva (strong class 1)
infinitive drīva
indicative present past
1st person singular drīve drēf
2nd person singular drīvest, drīvst drēfest, drēfst
3rd person singular drīveth, drīvth drēf
plural drīvath driven
subjunctive present past
singular drīve drive
plural drīve, drīven drive, driven
imperative present
singular drīv
plural drīveth
participle present past
drīvande edriven, driven

Descendants edit

  • North Frisian:
    Föhr-Amrum: driiw
    Mooring: driwe
    Sylt: driiv
    Wiedingharde: driwwe
  • Saterland Frisian: drieuwe
  • West Frisian: driuwe

Old Swedish edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse drífa, from Proto-Germanic *drībaną.

Verb edit

drīva

  1. drive forward; push on
  2. force
  3. manage; perform
  4. inflict
  5. drift; wander about

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of drīva (strong)
present past
infinitive drīva —
participle drīvandi, drīvande drivin
active voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk drīver drīvi, drīve — drēf drivi, drive
þū drīver drīvi, drīve drīf drēft drivi, drive
han drīver drīvi, drīve — drēf drivi, drive
vīr drīvum, drīvom drīvum, drīvom drīvum, drīvom drivum, drivom drivum, drivom
īr drīvin drīvin drīvin drivin drivin
þēr drīva drīvin — drivu, drivo drivin
mediopassive voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk drīfs drīvis, drīves — drēfs drivis, drives
þū drīfs drīvis, drīves — drēfts drivis, drives
han drīfs drīvis, drīves — drēfs drivis, drives
vīr drīvums, -oms drīvums, drīvoms — drivums, drivoms drivums, drivoms
īr drīvins drīvins — drivins drivins
þēr drīvas drīvins — drivus, drivos drivins

Descendants edit

Slovene edit

Verb edit

driva

  1. first-person dual imperative of dreti

Swedish edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈdriːˌva/
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Etymology 1 edit

From Old Norse drífa f, derived from the verb.

Noun edit

driva c

  1. a drift (usually of snow)
    Synonym: (snowdrift) snödriva
Declension edit
Declension of driva 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative driva drivan drivor drivorna
Genitive drivas drivans drivors drivornas

Etymology 2 edit

From Old Swedish drīva, from Old Norse drífa, from Proto-Germanic *drībaną, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreybʰ- (“to drive, push”). Compare Danish and Norwegian drive, Icelandic drífa, English drive, Frisian driuwe, Dutch drijven, German treiben.

Verb edit

driva (present driver, preterite drev, supine drivit, imperative driv)

  1. to drive; compel
    De drevs ut ur staden
    They were driven out of the city
    Hon drivs av hat mot samhället
    She is driven by hatred of society
  2. to drift; wander about (driva runt/driva omkring)
  3. to operate, run (a company, campaign etc.)
  5. (intransitive, transitive with med (“with”)) to make fun of, to mess with, to take the piss, to tease (have fun at the expense of someone, make fun of something)
    Driver du med mig?
    Are you making fun of me / taking the piss / (when expressing disbelief) kidding me?
    Han bara driver
    He's just taking the piss
    driva med något
    make fun of / take the piss out of something
Usage notes edit
  • Köra (“drive”) or åka (“go”) is used for driving a vehicle.
  • "Take the piss" is often a good match for meaning in (sense 4), though driva is not vulgar.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of driva (class 1 strong)
Active Passive
Infinitive driva drivas
Supine drivit drivits
Imperative driv —
Imper. plural1 driven —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative driver drev drivs, drives drevs
Ind. plural1 driva drevo drivas drevos
Subjunctive2 drive dreve drives dreves
Participles
Present participle drivande
Past participle driven
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Conjugation of drifva (class 1 strong, obsolete spelling, used before 1906)
Active Passive
Infinitive drifva drifvas
Supine drifvit drifvits
Imperative drif —
Imper. plural1 drifven —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative drifver dref drifs, drifves drefs
Ind. plural1 drifva drefvo drifvas drefvos
Subjunctive2 drifve drefve drifves drefves
Participles
Present participle drifvande
Past participle drifven
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
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