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Icelandic
Etymology
Blend of lögráða (“to be of legal age”) + ríða (“to ride; to have intercourse”). Also analysable as lög (“(of) law”) + ríða.
Adjective
lögríða (indeclinable)
- (informal) to be over the age of consent, to be old enough to be legally considered mature enough to engage willingly in sexual intercourse
- Synonyms: samræðisaldur (“age of consent”), kynferðislegur lögaldur
- Á Íslandi verður maður lögríða 15 ára. ― In Iceland the age of consent is 15.