Morpheme
Pry
Type
free base
Denotation
raise or open by force
Etymology
false singular and base of prise, prize, from Middle English prise; Old French prise, from prendre; Latin prēndere, from prehendere, from from pre- + -hendere
Evidence
pried, prier, pries, pry, pryer, prying, pryingly
Notes
<y> need not toggle (but can) with suffixes, especially in monosyllabic bases ending in <y>