vreiðr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wraiþaz, whence also Old English wrāþ ( > English wroth), Old High German reid. In later West Norse initial wr-/vr- was lost, yielding reiðr, though vreiðr is attested in the oldest poetry.

Adjective

vreiðr

  1. (archaic, Old East Norse) angry, wroth
    Synonym: gramr

Declension

Strong declension of vreiðr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative vreiðr vreið vreitt
accusative vreiðan vreiða vreitt
dative vreiðum vreiðri vreiðu
genitive vreiðs vreiðrar vreiðs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative vreiðir vreiðar vreið
accusative vreiða vreiðar vreið
dative vreiðum vreiðum vreiðum
genitive vreiðra vreiðra vreiðra
Weak declension of vreiðr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative vreiði vreiða vreiða
accusative vreiða vreiðu vreiða
dative vreiða vreiðu vreiða
genitive vreiða vreiðu vreiða
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative vreiðu vreiðu vreiðu
accusative vreiðu vreiðu vreiðu
dative vreiðum vreiðum vreiðum
genitive vreiðu vreiðu vreiðu
Declension of comparative of vreiðr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative vreiðari vreiðari vreiðara
accusative vreiðara vreiðari vreiðara
dative vreiðara vreiðari vreiðara
genitive vreiðara vreiðari vreiðara
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative vreiðari vreiðari vreiðari
accusative vreiðari vreiðari vreiðari
dative vreiðurum vreiðurum vreiðurum
genitive vreiðari vreiðari vreiðari
Strong declension of superlative of vreiðr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative vreiðastr vreiðust vreiðast
accusative vreiðastan vreiðasta vreiðast
dative vreiðustum vreiðastri vreiðustu
genitive vreiðasts vreiðastrar vreiðasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative vreiðastir vreiðastar vreiðust
accusative vreiðasta vreiðastar vreiðust
dative vreiðustum vreiðustum vreiðustum
genitive vreiðastra vreiðastra vreiðastra
Weak declension of superlative of vreiðr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative vreiðasti vreiðasta vreiðasta
accusative vreiðasta vreiðustu vreiðasta
dative vreiðasta vreiðustu vreiðasta
genitive vreiðasta vreiðustu vreiðasta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative vreiðustu vreiðustu vreiðustu
accusative vreiðustu vreiðustu vreiðustu
dative vreiðustum vreiðustum vreiðustum
genitive vreiðustu vreiðustu vreiðustu

Descendants

See reiðr for West Norse descendants

  • Old Swedish: vrēþer
  • Old Danish: wredher, wredh
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: vreid