vríða

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wrīþaną, from Proto-Indo-European *wreyt-. Cognate with Old English wrīþan (English writhe), Old High German rīdan (German reiden).

Verb

vríða

  1. to weave, to twist, to wind

Descendants

See ríða for western descendants.

  • Norwegian Nynorsk: vrida, vri
    • → Norwegian Bokmål: vri
  • Elfdalian: rwaiða, wraiða, waiða
  • Old Swedish: vrīþa
  • Old Danish: writhæ
    • Danish: vride
    • Scanian: vriða
  • Gutnish: bräida
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