vríða

Old Norse

Alternative forms

ríða (Old West Norse)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wrīþaną, from Proto-Indo-European *wreyt-. Cognate with Old English wrīþan (English writhe), Old High German rīdan (German reiden).

Verb

vríða

to weave, to twist, to wind

Descendants

See ríða for western descendants.

Elfdalian: rwaiða, wraiða, waiða
Old Swedish: vrīþa
- Swedish: vrida
Old Danish: writhæ
- Danish: vride
- Scanian: vriða
Norwegian Bokmål: vri
Norwegian Nynorsk: vri
Norwegian Nynorsk: vride
Gutnish: bräida

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