Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /drev/, [d̥ʁæw]

Noun

drev n (singular definite drevet, plural indefinite drev)

1. drive (computing: mass-storage device)
2. pinion (gear in a gear drive train)

Inflection

Etymology 2

See drive.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dreːv/, [d̥ʁæwˀ]

Verb

drev

1. past tense of drive

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• dreiv

Verb

drev

1. simple past of drive

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse dreif, from Proto-Germanic *draibō, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreybʰ-.

Noun

drev n

1. a drive (of hunters), a beat, a battue
2. a media drive (journalists going like a drive of hunters after a game)
3. (mechanics) a drive, a pinion
4. tow, stuffing (around windows or in the threads of pipes)

Declension

Related terms

• dreva
• drever
• drevkarl
• kedjedrev

Verb

drev

1. past tense of driva.