Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en vrede

wrath

Meaning

wrath

In Swedish: förbittring, ilska

Forms

Forms of vrede
Singular, indefiniteen vrede
Singular, definitevreden

vrede is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor vrede, den stora vreden. Check another noun

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vrede in a sentence

  • beslutet väckte en storm av vrede
    the decision provoked a storm of fury

Questions

What does vrede mean in English?

vrede means “wrath”.

Is it en vrede or ett vrede?

It is en vrede, and “the wrath” is vreden.

Similar words

raseriilskaursinne

Origin

From Old Swedish vreþe, from Old Norse vreiði, from Proto-Germanic *wraiþį̄, related to vred (“angry”), from Old Norse vreiðr, from Proto-Germanic *wraiþaz.

Nearby common words

vrede is number 3,538 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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