ríða

Faroese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹʊiːja/

  Rhymes: -ʊiːja

  Homophone: rýða

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
   • 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 fuck someone, to have sex with

   Langar þig að ríða?

   Do you wanna fuck?

   Ríddu mér.

   Fuck me.

   Hvað er langt síðan þú hefur riðið?

   How long is it since your last fuck?

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 ríða af sér reið hann af mér.

   I rode faster than he did.

Usage notes

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

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (ride): ríða hesti
• (fuck): hafa kynmök

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse vríða, 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

   Að ríða hnút.

   To tie a knot.

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

   Að ríða körfu.

   To weave a basket.

   Að ríða net.

   To weave a net.

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (knot): hnýta
• (braid): flétta

Derived terms

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

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Norse *ᚱᛁᛞᚨᛉ (*ridaʀ), 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

Conjugation

Descendants

• Icelandic: ríða
• Faroese: ríða
• Norn: riða
• Norwegian: ride, rida, ri
• Old Swedish: rīþa
  • Swedish: rida
• Old Danish: rithæ
  • Danish: ride
• Gutnish: reide, reid', reida