vred

See also: vřed and vřěd

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vreːˀð/, [ˈʋʁæˀð], [ˈʋʁæðˀ]

Etymology 1

From Old Danish wreth, Old West Norse reiðr (“angry”), from Proto-Germanic *wraiþaz, cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk vreid, Swedish vred, English wroth, Dutch wreed.

Adjective

vred (neuter vredt, plural and definite singular attributive vrede)

1. angry

Inflection

Inflection of vred
	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Indefinte common singular	vred	vredere	vredest2
Indefinite neuter singular	vredt	vredere	vredest2
Plural	vrede	vredere	vredest2
Definite attributive1	vrede	vredere	vredeste
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

References

• “vred,2” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “vred,2” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

vred

1. past of vride

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• vrei, vridde

Verb

vred

1. simple past of vri

Russenorsk

Alternative forms

• vret, vre

Etymology

From Danish vred and/or from some dialectal form of Norwegian Nynorsk vreid, both meaning "wroth, angry".

Pronunciation

Uncertain. Possible examples:

• IPA^(key): /vre/ (Norwegian accent)
• IPA^(key): /vrʲe(t)/ (Russian accent)

Adjective

vred

1. angry

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vreːd/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -eːd

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish vridh, derivation of Old Swedish vriþa (“to wring, to twist”).

Noun

vred n

1. handle, knob, pinion

Declension

Declension of vred
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	vred	vredet	vred	vreden
Genitive	vreds	vredets	vreds	vredens

Etymology 2

From Old Swedish vrēþer, from Old Norse vreiðr (“angry”), from Proto-Germanic *wraiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wreyt-.

Adjective

vred

1. angry, wroth

Usage notes

• Neuter gender absolute form (which would be vrett, analogous with led, sned) is never used. Instead use the synonym vredgad, neuter vredgat.

Declension

Inflection of vred
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	vred	vredare	vredast
Neuter singular	vred	vredare	vredast
Plural	vreda	vredare	vredast
Masculine plural3	vrede	vredare	vredast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	vrede	vredare	vredaste
All	vreda	vredare	vredaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic

Related terms

• vrede

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

vred

1. past indicative of vrida

Anagrams

• drev