greide

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

greide

1. simple past of greie

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

greide

1. (non-standard since 1938) definite singular of greid
2. (non-standard since 1938) plural of greid

Noun

greide f (definite singular greida, indefinite plural greider or greidor, definite plural greidene or greidone)

1. (pre-1938) alternative form of greie

West Frisian

Etymology

From root from which the verb groeie (“to grow”) derives. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

greide c (plural greiden, diminutive greidsje)

1. pasture, grassland

Descendants

• → Dutch: De Greiden

Further reading

• “greide”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011