greiður

See also: greidur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse greiðr, whence also Norwegian grei, cognate English readily.

Adjective

greiður (comparative greiðari, superlative greiðastur)

1. easily passable
2. ready
3. fast, quick

Declension

positive forms of greiður

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	greiður	greið	greitt
	accusative	greiðan	greiða
	dative	greiðum	greiðri	greiðu
	genitive	greiðs	greiðrar	greiðs
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	greiðir	greiðar	greið
	accusative	greiða
	dative	greiðum
	genitive	greiðra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	greiði	greiða	greiða
	acc/dat/gen	greiða	greiðu
	plural (all-case)	greiðu

comparative forms of greiður

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	greiðari	greiðari	greiðara
	plural (all-case)	greiðari

superlative forms of greiður

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	greiðastur	greiðust	greiðast
	accusative	greiðastan	greiðasta
	dative	greiðustum	greiðastri	greiðustu
	genitive	greiðasts	greiðastrar	greiðasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	greiðastir	greiðastar	greiðust
	accusative	greiðasta
	dative	greiðustum
	genitive	greiðastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	greiðasti	greiðasta	greiðasta
	acc/dat/gen	greiðasta	greiðustu
	plural (all-case)	greiðustu

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