/²ɡrɛɪːə/
OpphavFrom Old Norse greiða, from Proto-Germanic *garaidijaną. The noun is derived from the verb.
- transitiveto be capable of; to master
“Eg trur ikkje eg greier dette!” — I don't think I can do this!
- reflexive, transitiveto comb
“Mora greidde håret på dottera.” — The mother combed the hair of the daughter.
- transitiveto pay
- reflexiveto manage; to get by
“Han kjem til å greie seg.” — He'll manage.
- impersonal, reflexiveto suffice; to be enough
“Det greier seg.” — That's enough.
- transitiveto put a harness on
- femininething, object
“Kva er dette for slags greie?” — What kind of thing is this?
“Den greia klarer seg sjøl.” — That thing can manage itself.
- femininethings, stuff; situation
“Dette er fæle greier.” — This is terrible. / Terrible stuff.
“Gode greier!” — Good stuff!
- femininecontrol, knowledge
- Telemark, neuterharness of a horse
- Telemark, neutersynonym of høvre
- definite, form-of, singulardefinite singular of grei
- form-of, pluralplural of grei
Formergreier(present) · greidde(past) · greitt(participle, past) · greidd(participle, past) · greiast(infinitive, passive) · greiande(participle, present) · grei(imperative) · greia(alternative) · greida(alternative) · greide(alternative) · greia(definite, singular) · greier(indefinite, plural) · greiene(definite, plural) · greiet(definite, singular) · greie(indefinite, plural) · greia(definite, plural)