𐌳𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽

Gothic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdriːβan/

Verb

𐌳𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽 • (dreiban)

1. to drive, force to go

Conjugation

Class 1 strong
Infinitive	𐌳𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽 dreiban
Indicative	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐌳𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌱𐌰 dreiba	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌹𐍆 draif	𐌳𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌳𐌰 dreibada
2nd singular	𐌳𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌱𐌹𐍃 dreibis	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌹𐍆𐍄 draift	𐌳𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌶𐌰 dreibaza
3rd singular	𐌳𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌱𐌹𐌸 dreibiþ	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌹𐍆 draif	𐌳𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌳𐌰 dreibada
1st dual	𐌳𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌱𐍉𐍃 dreibōs	𐌳𐍂𐌹𐌱𐌿 dribu	—
2nd dual	𐌳𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌱𐌰𐍄𐍃 dreibats	𐌳𐍂𐌹𐌱𐌿𐍄𐍃 dributs	—
1st plural	𐌳𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌼 dreibam	𐌳𐍂𐌹𐌱𐌿𐌼 dribum	𐌳𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 dreibanda
2nd plural	𐌳𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌱𐌹𐌸 dreibiþ	𐌳𐍂𐌹𐌱𐌿𐌸 dribuþ	𐌳𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 dreibanda
3rd plural	𐌳𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳 dreiband	𐌳𐍂𐌹𐌱𐌿𐌽 dribun	𐌳𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 dreibanda
Subjunctive	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐌳𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌿 dreibau	𐌳𐍂𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌿 dribjau	𐌳𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 dreibaidau
2nd singular	𐌳𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍃 dreibais	𐌳𐍂𐌹𐌱𐌴𐌹𐍃 dribeis	𐌳𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌿 dreibaizau
3rd singular	𐌳𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌹 dreibai	𐌳𐍂𐌹𐌱𐌹 dribi	𐌳𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 dreibaidau
1st dual	𐌳𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 dreibaiwa	𐌳𐍂𐌹𐌱𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰 dribeiwa	—
2nd dual	𐌳𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍃 dreibaits	𐌳𐍂𐌹𐌱𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍃 dribeits	—
1st plural	𐌳𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌼𐌰 dreibaima	𐌳𐍂𐌹𐌱𐌴𐌹𐌼𐌰 dribeima	𐌳𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 dreibaindau
2nd plural	𐌳𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌸 dreibaiþ	𐌳𐍂𐌹𐌱𐌴𐌹𐌸 dribeiþ	𐌳𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 dreibaindau
3rd plural	𐌳𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰 dreibaina	𐌳𐍂𐌹𐌱𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 dribeina	𐌳𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 dreibaindau
Imperative
2nd singular	𐌳𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍆 dreif
3rd singular	𐌳𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌿 dreibadau
2nd dual	𐌳𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌱𐌰𐍄𐍃 dreibats
2nd plural	𐌳𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌱𐌹𐌸 dreibiþ
3rd plural	𐌳𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 dreibandau
	Present	Past
Participles	𐌳𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 dreibands	𐌳𐍂𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽𐍃 dribans

Derived terms

• 𐌿𐍃𐌳𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽 (usdreiban)

Related terms

• 𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽 (draibjan)