wrid

Middle English

Alternative forms

wride

Etymology

From Old English wrīd.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /wriːd/

Noun

wrid (rare)

(Northern) A cluster of plants growing together.
(Early Middle English) The main stem of a plant.

Descendants

English: wride

References

“wrīd(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2020-02-01.

Old English

Alternative forms

uurȳd

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wrīdaną, *wrīþaną (“to grow, flourish, thrive”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /wriːd/

Noun

wrīd m

Declension

Declension of wrid (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	wrīd	wrīdas
accusative	wrīd	wrīdas
genitive	wrīdes	wrīda
dative	wrīde	wrīdum

Derived terms

hæselwrīd

Related terms

ġewrid
wrīdan
wridian

Descendants

Middle English: wrid, wride
- English: wride (dialectal)

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