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NORWEGIAN BOKMÅL · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

drive.

to move; turn

5 characters2 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

verb

  1. to move; turn

  2. to pursue

  3. to deviate

  4. to float; drift

  5. to operate; run

  6. to follow

  7. to drive, propel

Where this word comes from

From Old Norse drífa, from Proto-Germanic *drībaną, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreybʰ- (“to drive, push”). Compare with Swedish driva, Icelandic drífa, English drive, Dutch drijven, German treiben.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.