triibe
Alemannic German
Etymology
From Middle High German trīben, from Old High German trīban, from Proto-Germanic *drībaną (“to drive”). Cognate with German treiben, Dutch drijven, English drive, Icelandic drífa.
Pronunciation
- (Zurich) IPA(key): /ˈtriːbə/
Verb
triibe (third-person singular simple present triibt, past participle tribe, auxiliary haa)
- to drive, urge, push
- 1903, Robert Walser, Der Teich:
- Er tribts aber au z'weit.
- But he always pushes it too far.
- Er tribts aber au z'weit.
- 1903, Robert Walser, Der Teich: