"driven" meaning in Middle English

See driven in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈdriːvən/
Etymology: From Old English drīfan, from Proto-West Germanic *drīban. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|drīfan}} Old English drīfan, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*drīban}} Proto-West Germanic *drīban Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} driven Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-st|driv|drof|driv|3a=drov|c=1}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], driven [infinitive], to driven [infinitive], drive [infinitive], drive [first-person, present, singular], drof [first-person, past, singular], drivest [present, second-person, singular], drive [past, second-person, singular], drove [past, second-person, singular], drof [past, second-person, singular], driveth [present, singular, third-person], drof [past, singular, third-person], drive [present, singular, subjunctive], drive [past, singular, subjunctive], drove [past, singular, subjunctive], drive [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], driven [plural, present], drive [plural, present], driven [past, plural], drive [past, plural], droven [past, plural], drove [past, plural], driveth [imperative, plural, present], drive [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], drivynge [participle, present], drivende [participle, present], driven [participle, past], drive [participle, past], ydriven [participle, past], ydrive [participle, past], drifen [alternative], drifven [alternative]
  1. to drive
    Sense id: en-driven-enm-verb-HA4NLKj4 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 25 10 0 3 3 3 3 52 3 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 13 0 2 2 2 2 49 2 0
     
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    },
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      "form": "ydrive",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "participle",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "drifen",
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      ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈdriːvən/"
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      "ipa": "/ˈdriːvən/"
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