drefan

== Old English == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *drōbijan, from Proto-Germanic *drōbijaną (“to disturb”); equivalent to drōf +‎ -an. Cognate with Old Saxon drōƀjan, Old Dutch druoven (Dutch droeven), Old High German truoben (German trüben), Gothic 𐌳𐍂𐍉𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽 (drōbjan). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdreː.fɑn/, [ˈdreː.vɑn] Rhymes: -eː.fɑn === Verb === drēfan to stir up, agitate, move to trouble, disturb, afflict The Anglo-Saxon version of the story of Apollonius of Tyre ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: dreven English: dreve