grede

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• greda (pre-2012)

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse graðr (“entire, not castrated”, about cattle), compare Faroese greði.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ɡrɛːə/

Proper noun

grede f (definite singular greda, indefinite plural greder, definite plural gredene)

1. rut (sexual desire or oestrus of cattle, and various other mammals)

   Synonyms: brund, brunst

2. horniness

Related terms

• gra, grad (“not castrated; rut, horny”)

References

• “Greda” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

grȇde (Cyrillic spelling гре̑де)

1. nominative plural of greda

Noun

grede (Cyrillic spelling греде)

1. inflection of greda:
   1. genitive singular
   2. accusative/vocative plural