greid
Norwegian Nynorsk
Adjective
greid (masculine and feminine greid, neuter greidt, definite singular and plural greide, comparative greidare, indefinite superlative greidast, definite superlative greidaste)
- form removed with the spelling reform of 1938; superseded by grei
Westrobothnian
Etymology
From Old Norse greiða, from Proto-Germanic *garaidijaną (“to arrange, set in order”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²ɡre̞ɪ̯ː/, /²ɡräɪ̯ː/, /²ɡreɪ̯ːd/, /ɡräɪ̯ːr/
- Rhymes: -èɪːð
Verb
greid (preterite greidd, supine greidt)
- (transitive) To sort out something.
- (transitive) To find out something.
- (reflexive) To get out of thick forest or thickets.
- (reflexive) To get out of a difficult situation.
Derived terms
- greidar (“investigator”)
- greidkamb
- greidu
- ogreidu