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
indefinite 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

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	vred	vreds
	definite	vredet	vredets
plural	indefinite	vred	vreds
	definite	vreden	vredens

Etymology 2

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

Adjective

vred

1. (somewhat solemn) angry
   1. wroth (though not as archaic)

Usage notes

The neuter vrett (analogous with the neuter of led and sned) is avoided. The neuter vredgat of vredgad can be used instead.

Declension

Inflection of vred

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	vred	vredare	vredast
neuter singular	vrett	vredare	vredast
plural	vreda	vredare	vredast
masculine plural2	vrede	vredare	vredast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	vrede	vredare	vredaste
all	vreda	vredare	vredaste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Related terms

• vrede

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

vred

1. past indicative of vrida

References

• vred in Svensk ordbok (SO)

• vred in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• drev