dirre

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse dirre (“to shake”), from a Proto-Germanic derivative of Proto-Indo-European *dʰerh₃- (“to spring, leap”), see also Ancient Greek θρῴσκω (thrṓiskō).^[1] A probable Germanic cognate is Dutch dartel (“playful, frisky”).

Verb

dirre

1. quiver, tremble

Synonyms

• sitre, bæve

References

1. “darra”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy]‎ (in Swedish), 1937

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