greie

Manx

Noun

greie m (genitive singular greie, plural greienyn or greighyn)

  1. tool, instrument, implement, utensil
  2. engine

Derived terms

Mutation

Manx mutation
RadicalLenitionEclipsis
greieghreiengreie
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡrɛiə/

Noun

greie f, m (definite singular greia or greien, indefinite plural greier, definite plural greiene)

  1. thing, object
    Hva er dette for slags greie?
    What kind of thing is this?
  2. things, stuff; situation
    Dette er fæle greier.
    This is terrible. / Terrible stuff.
    Gode greier!
    Good! / Good stuff!
  3. control, knowledge
    Dette har jeg greie på.

Verb

greie (present tense greier, past tense greide, past participle greid)

  1. to be able to
    Kan du greie å gå helt hjem?
    Are you able to walk all the way home?
  2. to comb; comb one's hair

Synonyms

  • (comb one's hair): gre
  • (comb one's hair): re
  • (comb one's hair): kjemme
  • (comb one's hair): kamme (Nynorsk)

Adjective

greie

  1. singular definite of grei
  2. plural of grei

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From greia/greie.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡrɛiə/ (example of pronunciation)

Noun

greie f (definite singular greia, indefinite plural greier, definite plural greiene)

  1. thing, object
    Kva er dette for slags greie?
    What kind of thing is this?
  2. things, stuff; situation
    Dette er fæle greier.
    This is terrible. / Terrible stuff.
    Gode greier!
    Good! / Good stuff!
  3. control, knowledge

Adjective

greie

  1. singular definite of grei
  2. plural of grei

References

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