vreiðr

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Old Norse[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

vreiðr

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

Declension[edit]

Descendants[edit]

See reiðr for West Norse descendants

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