driva

Norwegian Nynorsk

/²driːʋɑ/

verb
Definitions
  • to drive, move (e.g. a herd of cattle)
  • to propel
  • to run (e.g. a business)
  • to wander aimlessly
  • to do, occupy oneself with something.
  • to be adrift, (float at random)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse drífa inherited from Proto-Germanic *drībaną (drive) derived from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreybʰ- (push, drive).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*dʰreybʰ-

Gloss

push, drive

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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