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 Midland, Southern) 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

      Etymology 3

      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

      Weak n-stem:

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

      Descendants