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adrifan

Pronunciation: /ɑːˈdriː.fɑn/

“adrifan” is an Old English word. Its 7 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to drive away, repel, pursue
  2. to expel
  3. to cast out, exorcise
  4. to evict
  5. to move by force, impel, propel
  6. to pierce
  7. to forbid, prohibit

Etymology

From ā- + drīfan (“to drive”)

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