*þrībaną

Runic: ᚦᚱᛁᛒᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈθriː.βɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Strong class 1

Meanings

to seize; grasp; take hold of
to take hold; catch on; prosper

Etymology

Apparently from a Proto-Indo-European *treyp- (‘to seize’), whose origin Kroonen leaves open. That said, note similarities to Proto-Indo-European *terp- (‘to satisfy, enjoy’), *trep- (‘to turn’).

Conjugation

Present active

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	þrībō	þrībaų	–
2nd singular	þrībizi	þrībaiz	þrīb
3rd singular	þrībidi	þrībai	þrībadau
1st dual	þrībōz	þrībaiw	–
2nd dual	þrībadiz	þrībaidiz	þrībadiz
1st plural	þrībamaz	þrībaim	–
2nd plural	þrībid	þrībaid	þrībid
3rd plural	þrībandi	þrībain	þrībandau

Present passive

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	þrībai	–
2nd singular	þrībazai	þrībaizau
3rd singular	þrībadai	þrībaidau
1st dual	–	–
2nd dual	–	–
1st plural	þrībandai	þrībaindau
2nd plural	þrībandai	þrībaindau
3rd plural	þrībandai	þrībaindau

Past

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	þraib	þribį̄
2nd singular	þraift	þribīz
3rd singular	þraib	þribī
1st dual	þribū	þribīw
2nd dual	þribudiz	þribīdiz
1st plural	þribum	þribīm
2nd plural	þribud	þribīd
3rd plural	þribun	þribīn

Non-finite Forms

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
þrībaną	þrībandz	þribanaz

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Descendants

*thrīva (Old Frisian)
- triuwe (West Frisian)
þrífa (Old Norse)
- tríva (Faroese)
- þrífa (Icelandic)
- trive (Norwegian Bokmål)
- triva (Norwegian Nynorsk)
þrífa (Old Norse)
- þrífast (Old Norse)
  - þrífast (Icelandic)
  - trivast (Norwegian Nynorsk)
þrífa (Old Norse)
- þrífast (Old Norse)
  - thryven (Middle English)
    - thrive (English)
    - thrive (Scots)
    - threeve (Yola)
þrífa (Old Norse)
- þrífast (Old Norse)
  - thrivæs (Old Danish)
    - trives (Danish)
    - trives (Norwegian Bokmål)
þrífa (Old Norse)
- þrífast (Old Norse)
  - þrīvas (Old Swedish)
    - trivas (Swedish)

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