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drífa

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Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

Verb

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drífa (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative dreif, third-person plural past indicative drifu, supine drifið)

  1. to drive
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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drífa f (genitive singular drífu, nominative plural drífur)

  1. drift, snowdrift, heavy snowfall
    Synonym: drift
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