todrifan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *tedrībaną, *twizdrībaną (“to scatter”), equivalent to tō- +‎ drīfan. Cognate with Old Frisian tōdrīva, Old High German zitrīban.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /toːˈdriː.fɑn/, [toːˈdriː.vɑn]

Verb

tōdrīfan

1. to drive apart, scatter, dispel
   • c. 1000, Anonymous, Beowulf, 544-5

     Ða wit ætsomne on sæ wæron
     fif nihta fyrst oþ þæt unc flod todraf.

     We were together there in the sea
     for five nights' time until the tide drove us apart.

Conjugation

Conjugation of tōdrīfan (strong class 1)

infinitive	tōdrīfan	tōdrīfenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	tōdrīfe	tōdrāf
second person singular	tōdrīfst	tōdrife
third person singular	tōdrīfþ	tōdrāf
plural	tōdrīfaþ	tōdrifon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	tōdrīfe	tōdrife
plural	tōdrīfen	tōdrifen
imperative
singular	tōdrīf
plural	tōdrīfaþ
participle	present	past
	tōdrīfende	tōdrifen

Descendants

• Middle English: todriven
  • English: todrive