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NORWEGIAN BOKMÅL · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

greie.

to be able to, capable of

5 characters1 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɡræɪ̯ə/
  1. to be able to, capable of

    Greier du å gå helt hjem?
  2. to cope, get along

    reflexive
  3. alternative form of gre (“to groom, comb”)

    alt-of · alternative
Where this word comes from

From dialectal Norwegian, from Old Norse greiða, from Proto-Germanic *garaidijaną. By surface analysis, grei + -e.

noun/ɡræɪ̯ə/
  1. thing, object

    feminine · masculine
    Hva er dette for slags greie?
  2. things, stuff; situation

    feminine · masculine
    Dette er fæle greier.
    Gode greier!
  3. control, knowledge

    feminine · masculine
    Dette har jeg greie på.
Where this word comes from

Deverbal from etymology 1. Perhaps influenced by Middle Low German gerêde n (“tool, equipment”), which is partially related; see German Gerät for more.

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