vres-

See also: vres, vřes, vřeš, and VREs

Swedish

Etymology

Possibly back-formation from vresig or vresa. Arguably inherited from Proto-Germanic *wrīþaną or *wraiþaz.

Prefix

vres-

1. twisted, gnarled

Derived terms

Swedish terms prefixed with vres-

vresalm

vresig

vresros

References

• vres- in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• vres- in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• vres- in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• vresig in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)