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vri

“vri” is a Norwegian Nynorsk word. Its 7 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to turn, twist, wring
  2. to squirm, twist, wriggle, writhe
  3. to change the colour or suit that is allowed to play (according to the rules of the particular game)

noun

  1. a twist
  2. a card game where one can dictate the colour or suit that is allowed to play
  3. a change of the playable colour(s) or suit(s) in such a card game

adjective

  1. difficult, intransigent

Etymology

From Old Norse vríða, from Proto-Germanic *wrīþaną. Originally a strong verb, it may now also be inflected as a weak verb. Related to vreid (“wroth”) and vreide (“wrath”).

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