fordrifan

Old English

verb
Definitions
  • to drive away, drive off (something from rest), banish, eject, expel
  • to force, compel
  • to overtask, load with hardship

Etymology

Prefix from Old English drīfan (transact, impel by physical force, chase, thrust, urge a cause, speak often of a matter, proceed with violence, prosecute, force, follow up, act impetuously, carry off vigorously, rush with violence, exercise, agitate, move, pursue, practice, drive, conduct, carry on, do, suffer, rush against, trot out, hunt, undergo, bring up).

Origin

Old English

drīfan

Gloss

transact, impel by physical force, chase, thrust, urge a cause, speak often of a matter, proceed with violence, prosecute, force, follow up, act impetuously, carry off vigorously, rush with violence, exercise, agitate, move, pursue, practice, drive, conduct, carry on, do, suffer, rush against, trot out, hunt, undergo, bring up

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

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