fordrive en · VERB
Etymology
From Middle English fordriven, from Old English fordrīfan (“to drive, sweep away, drive on, impel, compel, drive away, expel, overtax”), from Proto-West Germanic *fradrīban, from Proto-Germanic *fradrībaną (“to drive away, drive out, expel”), equivalent to for- + drive. Cognate with West Frisian fordriuwe, ferdriuwe (“to expel”), Dutch verdrijven (“to expel”), German Low German verdrieven (“to drive away”), German vertreiben (“to expel, drive out, banish”), Danish fordrive (“to oust, expel”), Swedish fördriva (“to drive away, drive out, banish”).
Meanings
- (UK, dialectal, transitive) To drive away; expel.
- (UK, dialectal, transitive) To drive about; drive here and there; drive astray.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fordrives | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| fordriving | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| fordrove | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| fordriven | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |