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Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *wraiþaz, whence also Old English wrāþ ( > English wroth), Old High German reid. In later West Norse initial wr-/vr- was lost, yielding reiðr, though vreiðr is attested in the oldest poetry.
Adjective
vreiðr
- (archaic, Old East Norse) angry, wroth
- Synonym: gramr
Declension
Strong declension of vreiðr
Weak declension of vreiðr
Declension of comparative of vreiðr
Strong declension of superlative of vreiðr
Weak declension of superlative of vreiðr
Descendants
See reiðr for West Norse descendants