vreiðr
Old Norse
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editvreiðr
- (archaic, Old East Norse) angry, wroth
- Synonym: gramr
Declension
edit Strong declension of vreiðr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | vreiðr | vreið | vreitt |
| accusative | vreiðan | vreiða | vreitt |
| dative | vreiðum | vreiðri | vreiðu |
| genitive | vreiðs | vreiðrar | vreiðs |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | vreiðir | vreiðar | vreið |
| accusative | vreiða | vreiðar | vreið |
| dative | vreiðum | vreiðum | vreiðum |
| genitive | vreiðra | vreiðra | vreiðra |
Weak declension of vreiðr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | vreiði | vreiða | vreiða |
| accusative | vreiða | vreiðu | vreiða |
| dative | vreiða | vreiðu | vreiða |
| genitive | vreiða | vreiðu | vreiða |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | vreiðu | vreiðu | vreiðu |
| accusative | vreiðu | vreiðu | vreiðu |
| dative | vreiðum | vreiðum | vreiðum |
| genitive | vreiðu | vreiðu | vreiðu |
Declension of comparative of vreiðr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | vreiðari | vreiðari | vreiðara |
| accusative | vreiðara | vreiðari | vreiðara |
| dative | vreiðara | vreiðari | vreiðara |
| genitive | vreiðara | vreiðari | vreiðara |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | vreiðari | vreiðari | vreiðari |
| accusative | vreiðari | vreiðari | vreiðari |
| dative | vreiðurum | vreiðurum | vreiðurum |
| genitive | vreiðari | vreiðari | vreiðari |
Strong declension of superlative of vreiðr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | vreiðastr | vreiðust | vreiðast |
| accusative | vreiðastan | vreiðasta | vreiðast |
| dative | vreiðustum | vreiðastri | vreiðustu |
| genitive | vreiðasts | vreiðastrar | vreiðasts |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | vreiðastir | vreiðastar | vreiðust |
| accusative | vreiðasta | vreiðastar | vreiðust |
| dative | vreiðustum | vreiðustum | vreiðustum |
| genitive | vreiðastra | vreiðastra | vreiðastra |
Weak declension of superlative of vreiðr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | vreiðasti | vreiðasta | vreiðasta |
| accusative | vreiðasta | vreiðustu | vreiðasta |
| dative | vreiðasta | vreiðustu | vreiðasta |
| genitive | vreiðasta | vreiðustu | vreiðasta |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | vreiðustu | vreiðustu | vreiðustu |
| accusative | vreiðustu | vreiðustu | vreiðustu |
| dative | vreiðustum | vreiðustum | vreiðustum |
| genitive | vreiðustu | vreiðustu | vreiðustu |
Descendants
editSee reiðr for West Norse descendants