"vry" meaning in Afrikaans

See vry in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: vrye [attributive], vry [attributive, error-unknown-tag, often], vryer [comparative], vryste [superlative]
Etymology: From Dutch vrij. Etymology templates: {{inh|af|nl|vrij}} Dutch vrij Head templates: {{af-adj|vrye </b>or (less often)<b> vry|vryer}} vry (attributive vrye or (less often) vry, comparative vryer, superlative vryste)
  1. free, unconstrained Derived forms: bevry, vryheid
    Sense id: en-vry-af-adj-231PBEHL Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Forms: vry [present], vryende [participle, present], gevry [participle, past]
Etymology: From Dutch vrijen. Etymology templates: {{inh|af|nl|vrijen}} Dutch vrijen Head templates: {{af-verb}} vry (present vry, present participle vryende, past participle gevry)
  1. to woo, court, flirt
    Sense id: en-vry-af-verb-t5kUAz7z
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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