vri
Middle Low German
Etymology
From Old Saxon frī, from Proto-Germanic *frijaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /friː/
- IPA(key): /friːʝ-/ (inflected stem with -g-)
Adjective
vrî (comparative vrîer or vrîger, superlative vrîest or vrîgest)
- free
Declension
Declension of vri
| nominative | accusative | dative | genitive | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong declension | ||||
| Masculine | vrî | vrîen | vrîem(e) (vrîennote) | vrîes |
| Neuter | vrî | |||
| Feminine | vrîe | vrîer(e) | ||
| Plural | vrîe | vrîen | vrîer(e) | |
| Weak declension | ||||
| Masculine | vrîe | vrîen | vrîen | |
| Neuter | vrîe | |||
| Feminine | vrîen | |||
| Plural | vrîen | |||
| The longer forms become rarer in the course of the period. | ||||
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Declension of vri
| nominative | accusative | dative | genitive | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong declension | ||||
| Masculine | vrî | vrîgen | vrîgem(e) (vrîgennote) | vrîges |
| Neuter | vrî | |||
| Feminine | vrîge | vrîger(e) | ||
| Plural | vrîge | vrîgen | vrîger(e) | |
| Weak declension | ||||
| Masculine | vrîge | vrîgen | vrîgen | |
| Neuter | vrîge | |||
| Feminine | vrîgen | |||
| Plural | vrîgen | |||
| The longer forms become rarer in the course of the period. | ||||
Alternative forms
- vrîg
Descendants
- → Danish: fri
- → Estonian: prii
- → Latvian: brīvs
- → Livonian: brī
- → Swedish: fri
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Danish vride and Old Danish writhæ, from Old Norse ríða, vríða.
Verb
vri (imperative vri, present tense vrir, passive vris, simple past vred or vrei or vridde, past participle vridd, present participle vriende)
- to turn, twist, wring
- (reflexive) to squirm, twist, wriggle, writhe
References
- “vri” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “vri_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse ríða, vríða.
Verb
vri
- to turn, twist, wring
- (reflexive) to squirm, twist, wriggle, writhe
Alternative forms
- vride, vrida
References
- “vri” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.