Faroese

Verb

ríða ‎(third person singular past indicative reið, third person plural past indicative riðu, supine riðið)

1. to ride

Conjugation

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈriːða/

  Rhymes: -iːða

Etymology 1

From Old Norse ríða ‎(“to ride”), from Proto-Germanic *rīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European *reydʰ-, cognate with English ride.

Verb

ríða ‎(strong verb, third-person singular past indicative reið, third-person plural past indicative riðu, supine riðið)

1. (transitive, takes the dative, especially on horseback) to ride ^syn.
   • Á Sprengisandi (“On Sprengisandur”) by Grímur Thomsen

     Ríðum, ríðum og rekum yfir sandinn,

     rennur sól á bak við Arnarfell,

     hér á reiki er margur óhreinn andinn,

     úr því fer að skyggja á jökulsvell;

     Drottinn leiði drösulinn minn,

     drjúgur verður síðasti áfanginn.

     Ride, ride, ride hard across the sands,

     the sun is settling behind Arnarfell.

     Here many spirits of the dark

     threaten in the gloom over the glacier's ice.

     The Lord leads my horse,

     it is still a long, long way home.

   Að fara ríðandi.

   To go on horseback.

2. (transitive, intransitive, takes the dative, vulgar) to **** someone, to have sex with ^syn.

   Langar þig að ríða?

   Do you wanna ****?

   Ríddu mér.

   **** me.

   Hvað er langt síðan þú hefur riðið?

   How long is it since your last shag?

3. (takes the dative case)

   Fréttirnar riðu honum að fullu.

   The news finished him off.

   Þetta ríður á miklu.

   This is very important.

4. (transitive, takes the accusative)

   Ég reið hann af mér.

   I rode faster than he did.

Conjugation

Derived terms

Synonyms

• (ride): ^def. ríða hesti
• (****): ^def. hafa kynmök

Usage notes

• Because the word denotes both the meaning of riding an animal and ****, it is often a the subject of double entendre bestiality jokes.

Etymology 2

From Old Norse ríða, from Proto-Germanic *wrīþaną.

Verb

ríða ‎(strong verb, third-person singular past indicative reið, third-person plural past indicative riðu, supine riðið)

1. (transitive, takes the accusative) to knot ^syn.

   Að ríða hnút.

   To tie a knot.

2. (transitive, takes the accusative) to braid, to weave ^syn.

   Að ríða körfu.

   To weave a basket.

   Að ríða net.

   To weave a net.

Conjugation

Derived terms

• riðinn m, riðin f, riðið n
• vera við e-h riðinn (be involved in sth, be mixed up in sth)

Synonyms

• (knot): ^def. hnýta
• (braid): ^def. flétta

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *rīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European *reydʰ-. Cognate with Old English rīdan (English ride), Old Saxon rīdan (Low German rieden), Old Dutch rīdan (Dutch rijden), Old High German rītan (German reiten).

Verb

ríða

1. to ride

Descendants

• Danish: ride
• Faroese: ríða
• Icelandic: ríða
• Norwegian: ri
• Swedish: rida (Old Swedish riþa)