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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/draibijan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *draibijaną.
Verb
*draibijan
- to bother, to badger
- to pursue, to drive
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *draibijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *draibidā | |
| Infinitive | *draibijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *draibijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *draibijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *draibijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *draibiju | *draibidā |
| 2nd singular | *draibisi | *draibidēs, *draibidōs |
| 3rd singular | *draibiþi | *draibidē, *draibidā |
| 1st plural | *draibijum | *draibidum |
| 2nd plural | *draibiþ | *draibidud |
| 3rd plural | *draibijanþ | *draibidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *draibijē | *draibidī |
| 2nd singular | *draibijēs | *draibidī |
| 3rd singular | *draibijē | *draibidī |
| 1st plural | *draibijēm | *draibidīm |
| 2nd plural | *draibijēþ | *draibidīd |
| 3rd plural | *draibijēn | *draibidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *draibi | |
| Plural | *draibiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *draibijandī | *draibid |
Descendants
- Old English: drǣfan
- Middle English: dreven
- English: dreave
- Scots: drefe
- Middle English: dreven