vrede
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch vrede, from Middle Dutch vrēde, from Old Dutch fritho, *frithu, from Proto-Germanic *friþuz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfrɪə̯.də/
Audio (file)
Noun
vrede (uncountable)
- peace; tranquility
Danish
Etymology 1
From Old Norse vreiði, from Proto-Germanic *wraiþį̄, related to vred, from Old Norse vreiðr, from Proto-Germanic *wraiþaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vreːdə/, [ˈʋʁɛːðˠə]
Noun
vrede c (singular definite vreden, not used in plural form)
- anger, wrath
- Hun rystede af vrede.
- She shuddered with anger.
- 2008, Henrik Dahl, Den usynlige verden, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN, page 83:
- Det raseri, der kan opstå under bilkørsel, er stærkere end næsten alle andre former for vrede, vi kender til på vore breddegrader.
- The rage that can arise when driving a car is stronger than almost all the other forms of anger with which we are familiar this far north.
- 2014, Panache Desai, Find din sjæls signatur, Rosinante & Co, →ISBN:
- Der er intet galt i at føle vrede. Det er helt okay. Slap af. Din vrede gør dig ikke til et dårligere menneske. Den gør dig ikke mindre spirituel eller kærlig. Faktisk giver vreden dig en ekstra dimension, en dimension, der er elskelig.
- There is nothing wrong with feeling anger. It's quite alright. Relax. Your anger doesn't make you a worse human. It doesn't make you less spiritual or loving. In fact, the anger gives you an extra dimension, a lovable one.
- 2006, Sverre Kaels, Fantastiske historier, Kunstnerforlaget Armé, →ISBN, page 151:
- ... hvilket han jo brændende ønsker, så trækkes jeg ligesom af kræfter, som jeg ikke er herre over, i retning af ondskaben og ender med intet at sige mens jeg rystende af vrede bestandig holder kniven hævet over hans hoved. Sådan er mit liv.
- ... which he desperately desires, then I am pulled by forces beyond my control towards evil and end up saying nothing while I, shaking with anger, continue to hold the knife above his head. Such is my life.
- 2015, Lynne Graham; Claire Baxter, Den lunefulde kærlighed/Min bedste ven, min elskede, Förlaget Harlequin AB, →ISBN:
- Hun var tiltrukket af ham, ja, men hun agtede ikke at handle på det. Det var hendes valg og beslutning! Rystende af vrede og frustration faldt hun ned i sædet igen og nægtede at kigge på ham.
- She was attracted to him, yes, but she did not intend to act upon this desire. It was her choice and decision! Shaking with anger and frustration, she fell back into the seat and refused to look at him.
- Hun rystede af vrede.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vreːdə/, [ˈʋʁɛːðˠə]
Adjective
vrede
- plural and definite singular attributive of vred
Dutch
Alternative forms
- vree, vreed
Etymology
From Middle Dutch vrēde, from Old Dutch frithu, from Proto-West Germanic *friþu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvreːdə/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: vre‧de
- Rhymes: -eːdə
Noun
vrede m or f (uncountable)
- peace
- Synonym: (archaic) peis
- peace treaty
Derived terms
- bergvrede
- burgvrede
- godsvrede
- hofvrede
- huisvrede
- onvrede
- peis en vree
- vredebreuk
- vrederechter
- vredesberaad
- vredesbespreking
- vredesduif
- vredesmacht
- vredesmissie
- vredesoperatie
- Vredespaleis
- vredespijp
- vredessoldaat
- vredestijd
- vredesverdrag
- vredesvoorwaarde
- Vredevorst
- vredig
- vreedzaam
- wereldvrede
Descendants
- Afrikaans: vrede
- Negerhollands: vreed, vrede, vreede
Anagrams
- dreve, veder, verde
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch frithu, from Proto-West Germanic *friþu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvrɛːdə/
Noun
vrēde m or f
- peace
Inflection
The masculine declension is older and appears early on:
| Weak masculine | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | vrēde | vrēden |
| Accusative | vrēde | vrēden |
| Genitive | vrēden | vrēden |
| Dative | vrēde | vrēden |
Later on the feminine declension appears as well, based on other feminine abstract nouns:
| Weak feminine | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | vrēde | vrēden |
| Accusative | vrēde | vrēden |
| Genitive | vrēden | vrēden |
| Dative | vrēde, vrēden | vrēden |
Descendants
- Dutch: vrede, vree, vreed
- Afrikaans: vrede
- Negerhollands: vreed, vrede, vreede
- Limburgish: vrieëd
Further reading
- “vrede”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “vrede”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Swedish
Etymology 1
From Old Norse vreiði, from Proto-Germanic *wraiþį̄, related to vred (“angry”), from Old Norse vreiðr, from Proto-Germanic *wraiþaz.
Noun
vrede c
- anger, rage, wrath
Declension
| Declension of vrede | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncountable | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | |||
| Nominative | vrede | vreden | — | — |
| Genitive | vredes | vredens | — | — |
Synonyms
- förbittring
- ilska
Related terms
- vred
- vredesdom
- vredesmod
- vredesskål
- vredesutbrott
- vredgad
- vredgas
Etymology 2
See vred.
Adjective
vrede
- absolute definite natural masculine singular of vred.
References
- vrede in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
Anagrams
- veder-