# greie
## Manx
### Etymology

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### Noun

greie m (genitive singular greie, plural greienyn or greighyn)
* tool, instrument, implement, utensil
* engine

#### Derived terms

* greie bwoailtagh (“battering ram”)

### Mutation
## Norwegian Bokmål
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡrɛiə/

### Noun

greie f or m (definite singular greia or greien, indefinite plural greier, definite plural greiene)
* thing, object
    Hva er dette for slags greie?What kind of thing is this?
* things, stuff; situation
    Dette er fæle greier.This is terrible. / Terrible stuff.
    Gode greier!Good! / Good stuff!
* control, knowledge
    Dette har jeg greie på.I've got a handle on this.

### Verb

greie (present tense greier, past tense greide, past participle greid)
* to be able to
    Greier du å gå helt hjem?Are you able to walk all the way home?
* to comb; comb one's hair

#### Synonyms

* (comb one's hair): gre
* (comb one's hair): re
* (comb one's hair): kjemme
* (comb one's hair): kamme (Nynorsk)

### Adjective

greie
* definite singular and plural of grei

### References

* “greie” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
* “greie_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
* “greie_3” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /²ɡrɛɪːə/

### Etymology 1

From Old Norse greiða, from Proto-Germanic *garaidijaną. The noun is derived from the verb.

#### Verb

greie (present tense greier, past tense greidde, past participle greitt/greidd, passive infinitive greiast, present participle greiande, imperative grei)
* (transitive) to be capable of; to master
    Eg trur ikkje eg greier dette!I don't think I can do this!
* (transitive) to manage; to handle
** (transitive or reflexive) to comb
    Synonym: kjemme
    Mora greidde håret på dottera.The mother combed the hair of the daughter.
** (transitive) to pay
    Synonym: betale
* (reflexive) to manage; to get by
    Han kjem til å greie seg.He'll manage.
* (reflexive, impersonal) to suffice; to be enough
    Det greier seg.That's enough.
* (transitive, about a horse) to put a harness on

##### Alternative forms

* greia (a-infinitive)
* (non-standard since 1938): greida, greide

##### Derived terms

* greia med
* greia opp i
* greia ut om

##### Related terms

* greie n

#### Noun

greie f (definite singular greia, indefinite plural greier, definite plural greiene)
* thing, object
    Synonyms: ting, sak, gjenstand, objekt
    Kva er dette for slags greie?What kind of thing is this?
    Den greia klarer seg sjøl.That thing can manage itself.
* things, stuff; situation
    Dette er fæle greier.This is terrible. / Terrible stuff.
    Gode greier!Good stuff!
* control, knowledge

##### Alternative forms

* (former official form; now non-standard) greia, greida, greide

##### Derived terms

* gjera greie for
* ha greie på

### Etymology 2

From Old Norse greiði.

#### Noun

greie n (definite singular greiet, indefinite plural greie, definite plural greia)
* harness of a horse

### Etymology 3
#### Adjective

greie
* definite singular of grei
* plural of grei

### References

* “greie” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.