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Danish
Etymology
From Old Danish writhæ, Old West Norse ríða, from Proto-Germanic *wrīþaną, cognate with Norwegian vri, Swedish vrida, English writhe.
Pronunciation
Verb
vride (past tense vred, past participle vredet, attributive common vreden, attributive definite or plural vredne)
- to twist
- to wrench
- to wring
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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse vríða, from Proto-Germanic *wrīþaną. Related to vreid (“wroth”) and vreide (“wrath”). Originally a strong verb, it may now also be inflected as a weak verb as well.
Verb
vride (present tense vrider or vrid, past tense vridde or vreid, supine vridd/vridt or vride, past participle vridd or vriden, present participle vridande, imperative vrid)
- to turn, twist, wring
- (reflexive) to squirm, twist, wriggle, writhe
- (card games) to change the colour or suit that is allowed to play (according to the rules of the particular game)
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