triibe

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German trīben, from Old High German trīban, from Proto-Germanic *drībaną (“to drive”). Cognate with German treiben, Dutch drijven, English drive, Icelandic drífa.

Pronunciation

• (Zurich) IPA^(key): /ˈtriːbə/

Verb

triibe (third-person singular simple present triibt, past participle tribe, auxiliary haa)

1. to drive, urge, push
   • 1903, Robert Walser, Der Teich:

     Er tribts aber au z'weit.

     But he always pushes it too far.