*dribą

Runic: ᛞᚱᛁᛒᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈdri.βɑ̃/

noun · neuter · a-stem

Meanings

a driving
a drove

Etymology

From *drībaną (‘to drive, push, compel to go’). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰribʰ-o-m from the zero-grade form of root *dʰreybʰ- (‘to drive, push’).

Declension

Case	Singular	Plural
Nom.	dribą	dribō
Acc.	dribą	dribō
Gen.	dribas, dribis	dribǫ̂
Dat.	dribai	dribamaz
Inst.	dribō	dribamiz
Voc.	dribą	dribō

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Descendants

*drib (Proto-West Germanic)
- drif (Old English)
*drib (Proto-West Germanic)
- *trib (Old High German)
  - anetrip, antrip (Middle High German)
    - Antrieb (German)
*drib (Proto-West Germanic)
- *drif (Old Saxon)
  - drif, drīf, drēf (Middle Low German)
*drib (Proto-West Germanic)
- *gadrib (Proto-West Germanic)
  - ġedrif (Old English)
*drib (Proto-West Germanic)
- *gadrib (Proto-West Germanic)
  - *gitrib (Old High German)
    - getrip (Middle High German)
    - anagitrib (Old High German)
drif (Old Norse)
- drif (Icelandic)
drif (Old Norse)
- drif (Old Danish)
  - drev (Danish)
drif (Old Norse)
- drif (Old Swedish)
  - drev (Swedish)

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