wrid

Old English

Alternative forms

• uurȳd
• ƿrīd — wynn spelling

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wrīdaną, *wrīþaną (“to grow, flourish, thrive”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wriːd/

Noun

wrīd m

1. plant
2. shoot
3. bush

Declension

Declension of wrid (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	wrīd	wrīdas
accusative	wrīd	wrīdas
genitive	wrīdes	wrīda
dative	wrīde	wrīdum

Derived terms

• hæselwrīd

Related terms

• ġewrid
• wrīdan
• wridian

Descendants

• Middle English: wride
  • English: wride (dialectal)