dreave

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English dreven, from Old English drǣfan (“to drive, drive out, expel”), from Proto-Germanic *draibijaną (“to cause to drive”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreybʰ- (“to drive, push”). Cognate with Icelandic dreifa (“to spread out, disperse”). More at drive.

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Verb

dreave (third-person singular simple present dreaves, present participle dreaving, simple past and past participle dreft or dreaved)

  1. (transitive, Britain dialectal) To drive; drive out; drive away; expel.

Etymology 2

From Middle English draf, from Old English drāf (“a drove, herd”). More at drove.

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Noun

dreave (plural dreaves)

  1. (Britain dialectal) A drove.
  2. (Britain dialectal) A crowd or throng of people.
  3. (Britain dialectal, Scotland) The yearly herring fishing.
  4. (Britain dialectal, Scotland) A shoal of fish; a catch.

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