dreven

See also: Dreven

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dreːvən/, [ˈd̥ʁæːʋn̩], [ˈd̥ʁæwn̩]

Verb

dreven

1. past participle common singular of drive

Adjective

dreven (neuter drevent, plural and definite singular attributive drevne)

1. skilled, experienced, practised
2. shrewd, sly

Inflection

Inflection of dreven

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	dreven	mere dreven	mest dreven2
indefinite neuter singular	drevent	mere dreven	mest dreven2
plural	drevne	mere dreven	mest dreven2
definite attributive1	drevne	mere dreven	mest drevne

¹ When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
² The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Derived terms

• drevenhed

References

• “dreven” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -eːvən

Verb

dreven

1. inflection of drijven:
   1. plural past indicative
   2. (dated or formal) plural past subjunctive

Anagrams

• ervend, verend

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English drǣfan, from Proto-West Germanic *draibijan, from Proto-Germanic *draibijaną (“to pursue, drive”). Partly mingled with Etymology 2.

Verb

dreven

1. to drive, pursue
2. to attack
3. to trouble, vex
4. to flow

Conjugation

Conjugation of dreven (weak in -ede)

infinitive	(to) dreven, dreve
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	dreve	dreved(e)
2nd-person singular	drevest	drevedest
3rd-person singular	dreveth	dreved(e)
subjunctive singular	dreve
imperative singular		—
plural1	dreven, dreve	dreveden, dreved(e)
imperative plural	dreveth, dreve	—
participles	drevynge, drevende	dreved, ydreved

¹ Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: dreave
• Scots: drefe

References

• “drēven, v1.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

From Old English drēfan, from Proto-West Germanic *drōbijan, from Proto-Germanic *drōbijaną (“to disturb”); equivalent to drof +‎ -en (infinitive suffix).

Verb

dreven

1. to trouble, vex, frighten
2. to worry, disturb

Conjugation

Conjugation of dreven (weak in -ede)

infinitive	(to) dreven, dreve
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	dreve	dreved(e)
2nd-person singular	drevest	drevedest
3rd-person singular	dreveth	dreved(e)
subjunctive singular	dreve
imperative singular		—
plural1	dreven, dreve	dreveden, dreved(e)
imperative plural	dreveth, dreve	—
participles	drevynge, drevende	dreved, ydreved

¹ Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: dreve

References

• “drēven, v2.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Swedish

Noun

dreven

1. definite plural of drev

Anagrams

• vreden