greie

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

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

• greie bwoailtagh (“battering ram”)

• IPA^(key): /ɡrɛiə/

greie f or 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.

   I've got a handle on this.

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

1. to be able to

   Greier du å gå helt hjem?

   Are you able to walk all the way home?

2. to comb; comb one's hair

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

greie

1. definite singular and plural of grei

• “greie” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “greie_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “greie_3” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

• IPA^(key): /²ɡrɛɪːə/

From Old Norse greiða, from Proto-Germanic *garaidijaną. The noun is derived from the verb.

greie (present tense greier, past tense greidde, past participle greitt/greidd, passive infinitive greiast, present participle greiande, imperative grei)

1. (transitive) to be capable of; to master

   Eg trur ikkje eg greier dette!

   I don't think I can do this!

2. (transitive) to manage; to handle
   1. (transitive or reflexive) to comb

      Synonym: kjemme

      Mora greidde håret på dottera.

      The mother combed the hair of the daughter.

   2. (transitive) to pay

      Synonym: betale

3. (reflexive) to manage; to get by

   Han kjem til å greie seg.

   He'll manage.

4. (reflexive, impersonal) to suffice; to be enough

   Det greier seg.

   That's enough.

5. (transitive, about a horse) to put a harness on

• greia (a-infinitive)
• (non-standard since 1938): greida, greide

• greia med
• greia opp i
• greia ut om

• greie n

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

2. thing, object

   Synonyms: ting, sak, gjenstand, objekt

   Kva er dette for slags greie?

   What kind of thing is this?

   Den greia klarer seg sjøl.

   That thing can manage itself.

3. things, stuff; situation

   Dette er fæle greier.

   This is terrible. / Terrible stuff.

   Gode greier!

   Good stuff!

4. control, knowledge

• (former official form; now non-standard) greia, greida, greide

• gjera greie for
• ha greie på

From Old Norse greiði.

greie n (definite singular greiet, indefinite plural greie, definite plural greia)

2. harness of a horse

greie

1. definite singular of grei
2. plural of grei

• “greie” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.