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DRÍFAN

  • verb [ strong ]
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Grammar
DRÍFAN, drýfan,ic drífe , ðú drífest , drífst , he drífeþ , drífþ , dríft , pl. drífaþ; p. ic, he dráf, ðú drife, pl. drifon, dreofon; pp. drifen .
Wright's OE grammar
§101; §126; §133; §293; §299; §490;
v. trans.
ToDRIVE, force, pursue; pellĕre, mināre, impellĕre, persĕqui
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  • Se geréfa hie wolde drífan to ðæs cyninges túne

    the reeve would drive them to the king's vill,

    • Chr. 787
      • ;
    • Erl. 56,
      • 13.

  • Se Hǽlend ongan drífan of ðam temple syllende and bicgende

    Iesus cœpit ejicĕre vendentes et ementes in templo,

    • Mk. Bos. 11,
      • 15.

  • Sum mæg ofer sealtne sǽ sundwudu drífan

    one can drive a vessel over the salt sea,

    • Exon. 17 b
      • ;
    • Th. 42,
      • 24;
    • Cri. 677
      • .

  • For hwan ðú us, God, woldest fram ðé drífan

    ut quid repulisti nos, Deus?

    • Ps. Th. 73,
      • 1.

  • Ic drífe sceáp míne to heora lease

    mino oves meas ad pascua,

    • Coll. Monast. Th. 20,
      • 11.

  • Ic ða of Drihtnes drífe ceastre

    I will drive them from the, Lord's city,

    • Ps. Th. l00,
      • 8.

  • Ða wéregan neát, ðe man daga gehwam drífeþ and þirsceþ, ongitaþ hira góddénd

    the brute animals, which man drives and beats every day, understand their benefactors,

    • Elen, Kmbl. 716
      • ;
    • El. 358
      • .

  • Flinte ic eom heardra, ðe ðis fýr drífeþ of ðissum strongan stýle I am harder than flint, which this fire drives from this strong steel, Exon. 111 b; Th. 426, 24; Rä. 41, 78, Hwílum ðæt drige dríft ðone wǽtan

    sometimes the dry drives away the wet,

    • Bt. Met. Fox 29,
      • 98;
    • Met. 29,
      • 48.

  • Us drífaþ ða ællreordan to sǽ

    the barbarians drive us to sea,

    • Bd. 1,
      • 13;
    • S. 481, 44: Beo. Th. 5609
      • ;
    • B. 2808
      • .

  • Óðerne he dráf mid sticele, óðrum he wiðteáh mid bridle

    the one he drove with a goad, the other he restrained with a bridle,

    • Past. 40,
      • 3;
    • Hat. MS. 54 b,
      • 12.

  • Abraham dráf dreorig-mód tú of earde

    Abraham drove the two sad of mind from his dwelling,

    • Cd. 134
      • ;
    • Th. 169,
      • 23;
    • Gen. 2804
      • .

  • Ne eart ðú se sylfa God, ðe us swá drife

    nonne tu, Deus, qui repŭlisti nos?

    • Ps. Th. 59,
      • 9.

  • Hí drifon scipu into Medwæge

    they drove the ships into the Medway,

    • Chr. 1016
      • ;
    • Erl. 157,
      • 16.

  • Híg hyne drifon út

    ejēcērunt eum foras,

    • Jn. Bos. 9,
      • 35.

  • Ðá híg eów drifon

    cum vos persequerentur,

    • Deut. 11,
      • 4.

  • Hí dreofon hine onweg

    they drove him away,

    • Bd. 2,
      • 5;
    • S. 507,
      • 27.

  • Ge fleóþ, ðeáh eów man ne drífe

    fugiētis, nemĭne persĕquente,

    • Lev. 26,
      • 17.

  • Ðæt he on wræc drife his selfes sunu

    that he should drive into exile his own son,

    • Cd. 134
      • ;
    • Th. 168,
      • 32;
    • Gen. 2791
      • .

  • Drífan drýcræft

    to exercise magic,

    • Bt. Met. Fox 26,
      • 107;
    • Met. 26,
      • 54.

  • Ceáp drífan

    to drive or transact a bargain,

    • R. Ben. 57
      • .

  • Mangunge drífan

    to follow a trade,

    • Homl. Th. ii. 94. 34
      • .

  • Spæce or spræce drífan

    to prosecute a suit, urge a cause,

    • L. O. 2
      • ;
    • Th. i. 178, 13: L. Ælf. C. 35
      • ;
    • Th. ii. 356, note 2, 4: Th. Diplm. 376,
      • 11.

  • Wóh drífan

    to practise wrong,

    • L. I. P. 11
      • ;
    • Th. ii. 320,
      • 4.
v. intrans.
To drive, rush with violence; ruĕre
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  • Ic com mid ðý heáfde and mid handa on ðone stán drífan

    I came driving on the stone with my head and hands,

    • Bd. 5,
      • 6;
    • S. 619,
      • 23.
Etymology
[
Wyc. dryue:
Piers P. dryven:
Chauc. drife, drive:
Laym. driuen, driue:
Orm. drifenn:
Plat. dríwen, dríben:
O. Sax. driƀan agĕre, pellĕre:
Frs. drieuwen:
O. Frs. driva:
Dut. drijven:
Ger. treiben:
M. H. Ger. tríben:
O. H. Ger. tríban:
Goth. dreiban:
Dan. drive:
Swed. drifva:
Icel. drífa
.]
Derived forms
a-drifan, be-, for- , ge-, in-, of-, ofa-, ofer-, þurh-, to-, út-, úta-, wið-,
Linked entries
v.  a-drífan drǽfan drýfan drif.
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “DRÍFAN.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/7934.

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