Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
vry. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
vry, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
vry in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
vry you have here. The definition of the word
vry will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
vry, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Afrikaans
Etymology 1
From Dutch vrij.
Adjective
vry (attributive vrye or (less often) vry, comparative vryer, superlative vryste)
- free, unconstrained
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Dutch vrijen.
Verb
vry (present vry, present participle vryende, past participle gevry)
- to woo, court, flirt
Peranakan Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch vrij (“free”), from Middle Dutch vri, from Old Dutch frī, from Proto-West Germanic *frī, from Proto-Germanic *frijaz, from Proto-Indo-European *priHós, a derivation from *preyH- (“to be fond of”).
Adjective
vry
- free
- di-mana marika bisa beladjar lamanja 5 taon boeat djadi goeroe dengen vry ongkos.[1] ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
References
- ^ Kwee Hing Tjiat (1921) Doea Kapala Batoe [Two Hardheaded (Persons)] (in Peranakan Indonesian), Nauer & Dimmick, page 81