pryde

English

Noun

pryde (plural prydes)

1. Obsolete spelling of pride

Anagrams

• derpy, perdy, predy

Middle English

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old English prȳde, prȳte; compare proud.

Alternative forms

• pride, prowde, prude, pruede, prute, pruyd, pruyde, pruyte, pryd, pryȝde, pryte
• prede, priede (Kent)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpriːd(ə)/, /ˈpriːt(ə)/
• (Kent) IPA^(key): /ˈpreːd(ə)/
• (Western) IPA^(key): /ˈpryːd(ə)/, /ˈpryːt(ə)/

Noun

pryde (uncountable)

1. Pride (the state of being proud):
   1. Arrogance, self-aggrandisement.
   2. Pompousness; excessive display.
   3. (rare) That which one is proud of.
2. Vital strength or energy; vitality.
3. (religion) Worldly lucre or pomp.

Derived terms

• pryden

Descendants

• English: pride
• Scots: pride

References

• “prīd(e, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

Clipping of *lampride, from Middle Low German lampride, from Medieval Latin lampreda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpriːd(ə)/, /ˈprid(ə)/

Noun

pryde

1. (rare) Petromyzon branchialis or a similar lamprey.

Descendants

• English: pride, prid

References

• “prī̆d(e, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 3

Verb

pryde

1. Alternative form of pryden

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

pryde (imperative pryd, present tense pryder, simple past and past participle pryda or prydet, present participle prydende)

1. to adorn
2. to decorate
3. to grace

References

• “pryde” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

pryde (present tense prydar or pryder, past tense pryda or prydde, past participle pryda or prydt or prydd, present participle prydande, imperative pryd)

1. Alternative form of pryda

Old English

Alternative forms

• prȳdo, prȳte, prȳto

Etymology

From the adjective prūd (“proud”) by analogy with e.g. hǣlu (“health”) : hāl (“healthy”). Compare Old English prȳt (“pride”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpryː.de/

Noun

prȳde f

1. pride

   Synonym: ofermettu

Declension

Declension of pryde (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	prȳde	prȳdan
accusative	prȳdan	prȳdan
genitive	prȳdan	prȳdena
dative	prȳdan	prȳdum

Descendants

• Middle English: pryde, prede, priede
  • English: pride
  • Scots: pride
• → Old Norse: prýði
  • Icelandic: prýði
  • Faroese: prýði
  • Old Swedish: prȳdhe