drieven

Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German drîven, from Old Saxon drīvan.

Cognates

Cognate with Dutch drijven, West Frisian driuwe, English drive, German treiben, Danish drive.

Verb

drieven (third-person singular simple present drifft, past tense dreev, past participle dreven, auxiliary verb wesen or hebben)

1. (transitive, auxiliary: “hebben”) to drive (e.g. livestock); to propel; to force
2. (transitive, auxiliary: “hebben”) to put forth; to produce; to sprout
3. (transitive, figuratively, auxiliary: “hebben”) to urge
4. (transitive, vulgar, slang, auxiliary: “hebben”) to fuck
5. (intransitive, auxiliary: “wesen”) to drift; to float about
6. (intransitive, auxiliary: “wesen”) to sprout

Conjugation

Conjugation of drieven (class 1 strong verb)

infinitive	drieven
	present	preterite
1st person singular	driev	dreev
2nd person singular	driffs(t)	dreevs(t)
3rd person singular	driff(t)	dreev
plural	drievt, drieven	dreven
	imperative
singular	driev
plural	drievt
	present	past
participle	drieven	(e)dreven, gedreven

Note: This conjugation is one of many.
Neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.