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drífa.

to drive

5 characters2 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈtriːva]
  1. to drive

    strong · verb
Where this word comes from

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.

noun[ˈtriːva]
  1. drift, snowdrift, heavy snowfall

    feminine
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