Faroese

Noun

riddari m (genitive singular riddara, plural riddarar)

1. rider, horseman
2. (historical) knight
3. (chess) knight
4. knight (Order of the Dannebrog)

Declension

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɪtːarɪ/

  Rhymes: -ɪtːarɪ

Etymology

From Old Norse riddari, from Middle Low German ridder ‎(“rider, knight”).

Noun

riddari m ‎(genitive singular riddara, nominative plural riddarar)

1. knight
2. (chess) knight

Declension

Old Norse

Etymology

From Middle Low German ridder ‎(“rider, knight”).

Noun

riddari m (genitive riddara, plural riddarar)

1. knight, mounted warrior
2. (chess) knight

Declension

Descendants

References

• riddari in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press