pryde

English

Noun

pryde (plural prydes)

  1. Obsolete spelling of pride

Anagrams

Middle English

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old English prȳde, prȳte; compare proud.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpriːd(ə)/, /ˈpriːt(ə)/
  • (Kent) IPA(key): /ˈpreːd(ə)/
  • (Western) IPA(key): /ˈpryːd(ə)/, /ˈpryːt(ə)/

Noun

pryde (uncountable)

  1. Pride (the state of being proud):
    1. Arrogance, self-aggrandisement.
    2. Pompousness; excessive display.
    3. (rare) That which one is proud of.
  2. Vital strength or energy; vitality.
  3. (religion) Worldly lucre or pomp.
Derived terms
Descendants
  • English: pride
  • Scots: pride
References

Etymology 2

Clipping of *lampride, from Middle Low German lampride, from Medieval Latin lampreda.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpriːd(ə)/, /ˈprid(ə)/

Noun

pryde

  1. (rare) Petromyzon branchialis or a similar lamprey.
Descendants
References

Verb

pryde

  1. Alternative form of pryden

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

pryde (imperative pryd, present tense pryder, simple past and past participle pryda or prydet, present participle prydende)

  1. to adorn
  2. to decorate
  3. to grace

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

pryde (present tense prydar or pryder, past tense pryda or prydde, past participle pryda or prydt or prydd, present participle prydande, imperative pryd)

  1. Alternative form of pryda

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the adjective prūd (proud) by analogy with e.g. hǣlu (health) : hāl (healthy). Compare Old English prȳt (pride).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpryː.de/

Noun

prȳde f

  1. pride
    Synonym: ofermettu

Declension

Descendants

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