greie

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Manx

Etymology

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Noun

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

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

Derived terms

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.

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

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.
    I've got a handle on this.

Verb

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

  1. to be able to
    Greier du 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 and plural of grei

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse greiða, from Proto-Germanic *garaidijaną. The noun is derived from the verb.

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) to be capable of; to master
    Eg trur ikkje eg greier dette!
    I don't think I can do this!
  2. (transitive) to manage; to handle
    1. (transitive or reflexive) to comb
      Synonym: kjemme
      Mora greidde håret på dottera.
      The mother combed the hair of the daughter.
    2. (transitive) to pay
      Synonym: betale
  3. (reflexive) to manage; to get by
    Han kjem til å greie seg.
    He'll manage.
  4. (reflexive, impersonal) to suffice; to be enough
    Det greier seg.
    That's enough.
  5. (transitive, about a horse) to put a harness on
Alternative forms
Derived terms

Noun

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

  2. thing, object
    Synonyms: ting, sak, gjenstand, objekt
    Kva er dette for slags greie?
    What kind of thing is this?
    Den greia klarer seg sjøl.
    That thing can manage itself.
  3. things, stuff; situation
    Dette er fæle greier.
    This is terrible. / Terrible stuff.
    Gode greier!
    Good stuff!
  4. control, knowledge
Alternative forms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse greiði.

Noun

greie n (definite singular greiet, indefinite plural greie, definite plural greia)

  2. harness of a horse

Etymology 3

Adjective

greie

  1. definite singular of grei
  2. plural of grei

References

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