| active voice | |||||||
| present indicative | present subjunctive | ||||||
| 1sg | ek dríf | 1pl | vér drífum | 1sg | ek drífa | 1pl | vér drífim |
| 2sg | þú drífr | 2pl | þér drífið | 2sg | þú drífir | 2pl | þér drífið |
| 3sg | hon drífr | 3pl | þau drífa | 3sg | hon drífi | 3pl | þau drífi |
| preterite indicative | preterite subjunctive | ||||||
| 1sg | ek dreif | 1pl | vér drifum | 1sg | ek drifa | 1pl | vér drifim |
| 2sg | þú dreift | 2pl | þér drifuð | 2sg | þú drifir | 2pl | þér drifið |
| 3sg | hon dreif | 3pl | þau drifu | 3sg | hon drifi | 3pl | þau drifi |
| preterite infinitive | drifu | ||||||
| past participle | f. | drifin | m. | drifinn | n. | drifit | |
| imperative | 2sg | dríf | 1pl | drífum | 2pl | drífið | |
| middle voice: drífask | |||||||
| present indicative | present subjunctive | ||||||
| 1sg | ek drífumk | 1pl | vér drífumk | 1sg | ek drífumk | 1pl | vér drífimk |
| 2sg | þú drífsk | 2pl | þér drífizk | 2sg | þú drífisk | 2pl | þér drífizk |
| 3sg | hon drífsk | 3pl | þau drífask | 3sg | hon drífisk | 3pl | þau drífisk |
| preterite indicative | preterite subjunctive | ||||||
| 1sg | ek drifumk | 1pl | vér drifumk | 1sg | ek drifumk | 1pl | vér drifimk |
| 2sg | þú dreifzk | 2pl | þér drifuzk | 2sg | þú drifisk | 2pl | þér drifizk |
| 3sg | hon dreifsk | 3pl | þau drifusk | 3sg | hon drifisk | 3pl | þau drifisk |
| past participle | n. | drifizk | |||||
| imperative | 2sg | drífsk | 1pl | drífumk | 2pl | drífizk | |
PG *drībaną, OE drīfan I, ME drīven, MnE drive, Dutch drijven, German treiben. The causative is dreifa 1 “scatter.”
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