bedriva
Swedish
verb-irr
Definitions
- to operate, to run, to manage
Etymology
Derived from Old Swedish bedriva derived from Middle Low German bedrîven prefix from Swedish driva (force, power, drive, push, drift).
Origin
Swedish
driva
Gloss
force, power, drive, push, drift
Concept
Semantic Field
Social and political relations
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
力
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bedrive English
- drive English
- betreiben German
- treiben German
- bedrijven Dutch, Flemish
- drijven Dutch, Flemish
- misdrijf Dutch, Flemish
- driva Swedish
- fördriva Swedish
- indriva Swedish
- överdriva Swedish
- bidriven Middle English
- bedrive Danish
- drive Danish
- bedriven Middle Dutch
- bedrîven Middle Low German
- bedrīven Middle Low German
- bedriva Old Swedish