English

Noun

ridder ‎(plural ridders)

1. One who, or that which, rids.

Danish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ridər/, [ˈʁiðˀɐ]

Noun

ridder c (singular definite ridderen, plural indefinite riddere)

1. knight

Inflection

Derived terms

• ridderlig ("chivalrous")
• ridderskab ("knighthood")

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɪdər/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch riddere, a variant form of ridere, from Old Dutch *rīdere, from rīdan +‎ -ere (equivalent to modern rijder).

Noun

ridder m ‎(plural ridders, diminutive riddertje n)

1. knight

Derived terms

• ridderschap

Verb

ridder

1. first-person singular present indicative of ridderen
2. imperative of ridderen

Middle Low German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɪdːər/

Etymology

Alteration of Middle Low German rider. From riden ‎(“to ride”), from Proto-Germanic *rīdaną. Cognate with Dutch ridder and German Ritter ‎(“knight”).

Noun

ridder m ‎(earlier plural riddere, later plural ridders)

1. a knight, an armored professional soldier usually employing a horse
2. a rider, someone who rides (regularly or professionally)

Descendants

• Danish: ridder

Related terms

• rider (someone who rides)
• riden