greie

greie

Manx

Noun

greie m (genitive singular greie, plural greienyn or greighyn)

1. tool, instrument, implement, utensil
2. engine

Derived terms

• greie bwoailtagh (“battering ram”)

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
greie	ghreie	ngreie
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡrɛiə/

Noun

greie f or m (definite singular greia or greien, indefinite plural greier, definite plural greiene)

1. thing, object

   Hva er dette for slags greie?

   What kind of thing is this?

2. things, stuff; situation

   Dette er fæle greier.

   This is terrible. / Terrible stuff.

   Gode greier!

   Good! / Good stuff!

3. control, knowledge

   Dette har jeg greie på.

Verb

greie (present tense greier, past tense greide, past participle greid)

1. to be able to

   Kan du greie å gå helt hjem?

   Are you able to walk all the way home?

2. to comb; comb one's hair

Synonyms

• (comb one's hair): gre
• (comb one's hair): re
• (comb one's hair): kjemme
• (comb one's hair): kamme (Nynorsk)

Adjective

greie

1. definite singular/plural of grei

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ɡræɪə/ (example of pronunciation)

Etymology 1

From the verb greia/greie.

Noun

greie f (definite singular greia, indefinite plural greier, definite plural greiene)

1. thing, object

   Kva er dette for slags greie?

   What kind of thing is this?

2. things, stuff; situation

   Dette er fæle greier.

   This is terrible. / Terrible stuff.

   Gode greier!

   Good! / Good stuff!

3. control, knowledge

Verb

greie (present tense greier, past tense greidde, past participle greidd/greitt, passive infinitive greiast, present participle greiande, imperative grei)

1. Alternative form of greia

Adjective

greie

1. definite singular of grei
2. plural of grei

References

• “greie” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.