drivo

drivo (uncountable, accusative drivon)

1. the act of drifting
2. drift (as in genetic drift, continental drift, etc.)

• (Standard): dȑvo
• (Ekavian, Kajkavian): drȇvo
• (Ijekavian): drijȇvo

Ikavian reflex of earlier *drěvo, by liquid metathesis from Proto-Slavic *dervo, from Proto-Indo-European *dóru.

drȋvo n (Cyrillic spelling дри̑во)

1. (archaic, regional, Chakavian) wood, lumber, tree
   • 15th century, Marko Marulić, Slavić:

     Šesto rugo i psovan'ja,

     pljuske, biče i pljuvan'ja,

     tarn, žuč, ocat prikovan'ja

     g drivu križa kad podni.

   • 1536, Petar Zoranić, Planine:

     Ni me već slajaše gracka plemenita razbluda, ni u ničemur utihe najti mogah, samo lipost ona i mlajahna srdačca tvrdost i pram meni nemilost vazda mi srdačce griziše pravo i ne jinako neg kako sam po sebi u drivu stvoren črvak vlastito drivo grize i ji, tako nesmerna želja sama po sebi u misli mojoj stvorena sama sebe prez pristanka griziše.

   • 1684, Pavao Ritter Vitezović, Odiljenje sigetsko:

     Bog vam hoće dati pokoj večni, amen.

     Srce se obrati me v drivo i kamen!

• drivje