vri

Norwegian Nynorsk

verb
Definitions
  • to turn, twist, wring
  • (reflexive) to squirm, twist, wriggle, writhe
  • (card games) to change the colour or suit that is allowed to play (according to the rules of the particular game)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse vríða inherited from Proto-Germanic *wrīþaną (turn, twist, wind, weave, wrinkle) root from Proto-Indo-European *wreyt- (twist, writhe, turn).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*wreyt-

Gloss

twist, writhe, turn

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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