Reconstruction:Old English/drift

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *driftiz. Cognate with Old Frisian drift, Old High German trift, Old Norse dript, drift.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /drift/

Noun

*drift f

an act of driving (cattle, herds, etc.); movement
a driving force
drift (of snow)

Declension

Declension of *drift (strong i-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	*drift	drifte, drifta
accusative	drift, drifte	drifte, drifta
genitive	*drifte	*drifta
dative	*drifte	*driftum

Related terms

Descendants

Middle English: drift, dryft
- English: drift
- Scots: dryft, drift

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