grede

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse graðr (“entire, not castrated”, about cattle), compare Faroese greði.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²ɡrɛːə/

Proper noun

grede f (definite singular greda, indefinite plural greder, definite plural gredene)

  1. rut (sexual desire or oestrus of cattle, and various other mammals)
    Synonyms: brund, brunst
  2. horniness
  • gra, grad (“not castrated; rut, horny”)

References

  • “Greda” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

grȇde (Cyrillic spelling гре̑де)

  1. nominative plural of greda

Noun

grede (Cyrillic spelling греде)

  1. inflection of greda:
    1. genitive singular
    2. accusative/vocative plural
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