driva

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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driva

  1. third-person singular past historic of driver

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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  • drive (e and split infinitives)

Etymology

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From Old Norse drífa, from Proto-Germanic *drībaną, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreybʰ- (to drive, push). Compare with Swedish driva, Icelandic drífa, English drive, Dutch drijven, German treiben.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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driva (present tense driv, past tense dreiv, supine drive, past participle driven, present participle drivande, imperative driv)

  1. to drive, move (e.g. a herd of cattle)
    Han driv saueflokken framfor seg.
    He drives the herd of sheep in front of him.
  2. to propel
    Ein bensinmotor driv bilen.
    A petrol engine propels the car.
  3. to run (e.g. a business)
    Dei dreiv firmaet saman.
    They ran the company together.
  4. to wander aimlessly
    Ungdommane driv rundt i byen.
    The young people wander around town.
  5. to do, occupy oneself with something.
    Eg driv mykje med strikking.
    I do a lot of knitting.
  6. to be adrift, (float at random)
    Etter at motoren svikta, dreiv skipet på havet.
    After the engine failed, the ship was adrift on the ocean.

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Old Frisian

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *drīban, from Proto-Germanic *drībaną, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreybʰ- (to drive, push).

Verb

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drīva

  1. to drive away

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • North Frisian:
    Föhr-Amrum: driiw
    Mooring: driwe
    Sylt: driiv
    Wiedingharde: driwwe
  • Saterland Frisian: drieuwe
  • West Frisian: driuwe

Old Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse drífa, from Proto-Germanic *drībaną.

Verb

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drīva

  1. drive forward; push on
  2. force
  3. manage; perform
  4. inflict
  5. drift; wander about

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Slovene

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Verb

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driva

  1. first-person dual imperative of dreti

Swedish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdriːˌva/
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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse drífa f, derived from the verb.

Noun

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driva c

  1. a drift (usually of snow)
    Synonym: (snowdrift) snödriva
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Etymology 2

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From Old Swedish drīva, from Old Norse drífa, from Proto-Germanic *drībaną, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreybʰ- (to drive, push). Compare Danish and Norwegian drive, Icelandic drífa, English drive, Frisian driuwe, Dutch drijven, German treiben.

Verb

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driva (present driver, preterite drev, supine drivit, imperative driv)

  1. to drive; compel
    De drevs ut ur staden
    They were driven out of the city
    Hon drivs av hat mot samhället
    She is driven by hatred of society
  2. to drift; wander about (driva runt/driva omkring)
  3. to operate, run (a company, campaign etc.)
  4. (intransitive, transitive with med (with)) to make fun of, to mess with, to take the piss, to tease (have fun at the expense of someone, make fun of something)
    Driver du med mig?
    Are you making fun of me / taking the piss / (when expressing disbelief) kidding me?
    Han bara driver
    He's just taking the piss
    driva med något
    make fun of / take the piss out of something
Usage notes
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  • Köra (drive) or åka (go) is used for driving a vehicle.
  • "Take the piss" is often a good match for meaning in (sense 4), though driva is not vulgar.
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