Manx

Noun

greie m ‎(genitive singular greie, plural greienyn or greighyn)

1. tool, instrument, implement, utensil
2. engine

Derived terms

• greie bwoailtagh ‎(“battering ram”)

Mutation

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡrɛiә/

Noun

greie f, m ‎(definite singular greia or greien, indefinite plural greier, definite plural greiene)

1. thing, object

   Hva er dette for slags greie?

   What kind of thing is this?

2. things, stuff; situation

   Dette er fæle greier.

   This is terrible. / Terrible stuff.

   Gode greier!

   Good! / Good stuff!

3. control, knowledge

   Dette har jeg greie på.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡrɛiә/

Verb

greie (present tense greier; past tense greide; past participle greid)

1. to be able to

   Kan du greie å gå helt hjem?

   Are you able to walk all the way home?

2. to comb; comb one's hair

Synonyms

(comb one's har): gre

Adjective

greie

1. singular definite of grei
2. plural of grei

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From greia/greie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡrɛiә/ (example of pronunciation)

Noun

greie f ‎(definite singular greia, indefinite plural greier, definite plural greiene)

1. thing, object

   Kva er dette for slags greie?

   What kind of thing is this?

2. things, stuff; situation

   Dette er fæle greier.

   This is terrible. / Terrible stuff.

   Gode greier!

   Good! / Good stuff!

3. control, knowledge

Adjective

greie

1. singular definite of grei
2. plural of grei

References

• “greie” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.