driiv

North Frisian

Alternative forms

• driiw (Föhr-Amrum)
• driwe (Mooring)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *drībaną.

Pronunciation

• (Sylt) IPA^(key): [d̥riːf]

Verb

driiv (Sylt)

1. (transitive) to spur on, drive, chase
2. (intransitive) to float (on water)

Conjugation

Conjugation of driiv (Sylt dialect)

infinitive I	driiv
infinitive II	(tö) driiwen
past participle	drewen
imperative	driiv
	present	past
1st singular	driiv	dreev
2nd singular	drefst	dreefst
3rd singular	dreft	dreev
plural / dual	driiv	dreev
	perfect	pluperfect
1st singular	haa drewen	her drewen
2nd singular	heest drewen	herst drewen
3rd singular	heer drewen	her drewen
plural / dual	haa drewen	her drewen
	future (skel)	future (wel)
1st singular	skel driiv	wel driiv
2nd singular	sket driiv	wet driiv
3rd singular	skel driiv	wel driiv
plural / dual	skel driiv	wel driiv