dirre

Danish

Etymology

From Norwegian dirre, a variant of darre, from Old Norse dirre (“to shake”), from a Proto-Germanic derivative of Proto-Indo-European *dʰerh₃- (“to spring, leap”), see also Ancient Greek θρῴσκω (thrōískō). A probable Germanic cognate is Dutch dartel (“playful, frisky”).

Verb

dirre (imperative dir, infinitive at dirre, present tense dirrer, past tense dirrede, perfect tense dirret)

1. quiver, tremble

Conjugation

Conjugation of dirre

active passive present dirrer — past dirrede — infinitive dirre — imperative dir — participle present dirrende past dirret (auxiliary verb have) gerund dirren

Synonyms

• sitre, bæve

Derived terms

• dirren

References

• “dirre” in Den Danske Ordbog

Middle High German

Pronoun

dirre

1. alternative form of diser

Pronoun

dirre

1. inflection of diser:
   1. feminine genitive/dative singular
   2. genitive plural

Swedish

Noun

dirre c

1. (slang) diarrhea

See also

• diarré

Anagrams

• rider