vride

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish writhæ, Old West Norse ríða, from Proto-Germanic *wrīþaną, cognate with Norwegian vri, Swedish vrida, English writhe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vriːðə/, [ˈʋʁiðð̩]
• Rhymes: -iːdə

Verb

vride (past tense vred, past participle vredet, attributive common vreden, attributive definite or plural vredne)

1. to twist
2. to wrench
3. to wring

Inflection

Inflection of vride

	present	past
simple	vrider	vred
perfect	har vredet	havde vredet
passive	vrides	—
participle	vridende	vredet
imperative	vrid	—
infinitive	vride	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	vriden	—

Further reading

• “vride” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “vride” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• vri (short form)
• vrida (a infinitive)

Etymology

From Old Norse vríða, from Proto-Germanic *wrīþaną. Related to vreid (“wroth”) and vreide (“wrath”). Originally a strong verb, it may now also be inflected as a weak verb as well.

Verb

vride (present tense vrider or vrid, past tense vridde or vreid, supine vridd/vridt or vride, past participle vridd or vriden, present participle vridande, imperative vrid)

1. to turn, twist, wring
2. (reflexive) to squirm, twist, wriggle, writhe
3. (card games) to change the colour or suit that is allowed to play (according to the rules of the particular game)

Derived terms

• vri
• vrien

References

• “vride” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• drive