vride

From Old Danish writhæ, Old West Norse ríða, from Proto-Germanic *wrīþaną, cognate with Norwegian vri, Swedish vrida, English writhe.

• IPA^(key): /vriːðə/, [ˈʋʁiðð̩]
• Rhymes: -iːdə

vride (past tense vred, past participle vredet, attributive common vreden, attributive definite or plural vredne)

1. to twist
2. to wrench
3. to wring

• “vride” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “vride” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

• vri (short form)
• vrida (a infinitive)

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.

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)

1. to turn, twist, wring
2. (reflexive) to squirm, twist, wriggle, writhe
3. (card games) to change the colour or suit that is allowed to play (according to the rules of the particular game)

• vri
• vrien

• “vride” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

• drive