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dryf

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Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From Dutch drijven, from Middle Dutch drîven, from Old Dutch drīven, *drīvan, from Proto-Germanic *drībaną.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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dryf (present dryf, present participle drywende, past participle gedryf)

  1. (intransitive) To float.
    Hout dryf op water.
    Wood floats on water.
  2. (transitive) To drive; to push.
    Die wind dryf die skip ooste toe.
    The wind drives the ship eastwards.
  3. (transitive, figurative) To drive; to motivate.
    Dis passie wat hom dryf.
    It’s passion driving him.

Derived terms

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Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English drift, from Old English *drift, from Proto-Germanic *driftiz. Doublet of tratwa (raft).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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dryf m inan

  1. (nautical) drift, leeway

Declension

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adjective
noun
verb

Further reading

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  • dryf in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • dryf in Polish dictionaries at PWN








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