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English

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Noun

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pryde (plural prydes)

  1. Obsolete spelling of pride.

Anagrams

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Middle English

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old English prȳde, prȳte; compare proud.

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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

Noun

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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
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Descendants
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  • English: pride
  • Scots: pride
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Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpriːd(ə)/, /ˈprid(ə)/

Noun

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pryde

  1. (rare) Petromyzon branchialis or a similar lamprey.
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Etymology 3

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Verb

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pryde

  1. Alternative form of pryden

Norwegian Bokmål

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Verb

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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

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Verb

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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

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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prȳde f

  1. pride
    Synonym: ofermettu

Declension

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Weak:

singular plural
nominative prȳde prȳdan
accusative prȳdan prȳdan
genitive prȳdan prȳdena
dative prȳdan prȳdum

Descendants

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