reiðr

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Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From earlier vreiðr, from Proto-Germanic *wraiþaz, whence also Old English wrāþ (> English wroth), Old High German reid.

Adjective

reiðr

  1. (Old West Norse) angry

Declension

Descendants

  • Icelandic: reiður
  • Faroese: vreiður, reiður
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: reid

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