greie

Manx

Etymology

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Noun

greie m (genitive singular greie, plural greienyn or greighyn)

1. tool, instrument, implement, utensil
2. engine

Derived terms

• greie bwoailtagh (“battering ram”)

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
greie	ghreie	ngreie
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡrɛiə/

Noun

greie f or m (definite singular greia or greien, indefinite plural greier, definite plural greiene)

1. thing, object

   Hva er dette for slags greie?

   What kind of thing is this?

2. things, stuff; situation

   Dette er fæle greier.

   This is terrible. / Terrible stuff.

   Gode greier!

   Good! / Good stuff!

3. control, knowledge

   Dette har jeg greie på.

   (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Verb

greie (present tense greier, past tense greide, past participle greid)

1. to be able to

   Kan du greie å gå helt hjem?

   Are you able to walk all the way home?

2. to comb; comb one's hair

Synonyms

• (comb one's hair): gre
• (comb one's hair): re
• (comb one's hair): kjemme
• (comb one's hair): kamme (Nynorsk)

Adjective

greie

1. definite singular and plural of grei

References

• “greie” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “greie_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “greie_3” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ɡrɛɪːə/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse greiða, from Proto-Germanic *garaidijaną. The noun is derived from the verb.

Verb

greie (present tense greier, past tense greidde, past participle greitt/greidd, passive infinitive greiast, present participle greiande, imperative grei)

1. (transitive) to be capable of; to master

   Eg trur ikkje eg greier dette!

   I don't think I can do this!

2. (transitive) to manage; to handle
   1. (transitive or reflexive) to comb

      Synonym: kjemme

      Mora greidde håret på dottera.

      The mother combed the hair of the daughter.

   2. (transitive) to pay

      Synonym: betale

3. (reflexive) to manage; to get by

   Han kjem til å greie seg.

   He'll manage.

4. (reflexive, impersonal) to suffice; to be enough

   Det greier seg.

   That's enough.

5. (transitive, about a horse) to put a harness on

Alternative forms

• (a-infinitive): greia
• (non-standard since 1938): greida, greide

Derived terms

• greia med
• greia opp i
• greia ut om

Related terms

• greie n

Noun

greie f (definite singular greia, indefinite plural greier, definite plural greiene)

2. thing, object

   Synonyms: ting, sak, gjenstand, objekt

   Kva er dette for slags greie?

   What kind of thing is this?

3. things, stuff; situation

   Dette er fæle greier.

   This is terrible. / Terrible stuff.

   Gode greier!

   Good stuff!

4. control, knowledge

Alternative forms

• (former official form; now non-standard) greia, greida, greide

Derived terms

• gjera greie for
• ha greie på

Etymology 2

From Old Norse greiði.

Noun

greie n (definite singular greiet, indefinite plural greie, definite plural greia)

2. harness of a horse

Etymology 3

Adjective

greie

1. definite singular of grei
2. plural of grei

References

• “greie” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.