reiða

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See also: reída

Faroese

Verb

reiða (third person singular past indicative reiddi, third person plural past indicative reiddu, supine reitt)

  1. to prepare

Conjugation

Conjugation of reiða (group v-3)
infinitive reiða
supine reitt
participle (a18)1 reiðandi reiddur
present past
first singular reiði reiddi
second singular reiðir reiddi
third singular reiðir reiddi
plural reiða reiddu
imperative
singular reið!
plural reiðið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse reiða.

Pronunciation

Verb

reiða (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative reiddi, supine reitt)

  1. (transitive, with accusative) to carry on horseback
  2. (transitive, with accusative) to pay

Conjugation

reiða — active voice (germynd)
infinitive
(nafnháttur) 		að reiða
supine
(sagnbót) 		reitt
present participle
(lýsingarháttur nútíðar) 		reiðandi
indicative
(framsöguháttur) 		subjunctive
(viðtengingarháttur)
present
(nútíð) 		ég reiði við reiðum present
(nútíð) 		ég reiði við reiðum
þú reiðir þið reiðið þú reiðir þið reiðið
hann, hún, það reiðir þeir, þær, þau reiða hann, hún, það reiði þeir, þær, þau reiði
past
(þátíð) 		ég reiddi við reiddum past
(þátíð) 		ég reiddi við reiddum
þú reiddir þið reidduð þú reiddir þið reidduð
hann, hún, það reiddi þeir, þær, þau reiddu hann, hún, það reiddi þeir, þær, þau reiddu
imperative
(boðháttur) 		reið (þú) reiðið (þið)
Forms with appended personal pronoun
reiddu reiðiði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

Noun

reiða f (genitive singular reiðu, no plural)

  1. order, file, row

Declension

declension of reiða
f-w1 singular
indefinite definite
nominative reiða reiðan
accusative reiðu reiðuna
dative reiðu reiðunni
genitive reiðu reiðunnar

Derived terms

Related terms

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From ríða.

Verb

reiða (past tense reiddi, past participle reiddr)

  1. to carry (on horseback)
  2. to swing (sword, axe, etc)
Conjugation
Conjugation of reiða — active (weak class 1)
infinitive reiða
present participle reiðandi
past participle reiddr
indicative present past
1st-person singular reiði reidda
2nd-person singular reiðir reiddir
3rd-person singular reiðir reiddi
1st-person plural reiðum reiddum
2nd-person plural reiðið reidduð
3rd-person plural reiða reiddu
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular reiða reidda
2nd-person singular reiðir reiddir
3rd-person singular reiði reiddi
1st-person plural reiðim reiddim
2nd-person plural reiðið reiddið
3rd-person plural reiði reiddi
imperative present
2nd-person singular reið, reiði
1st-person plural reiðum
2nd-person plural reiðið
Conjugation of reiða — mediopassive (weak class 1)
infinitive reiðask
present participle reiðandisk
past participle reizk
indicative present past
1st-person singular reiðumk reiddumk
2nd-person singular reiðisk reiddisk
3rd-person singular reiðisk reiddisk
1st-person plural reiðumsk reiddumsk
2nd-person plural reiðizk reidduzk
3rd-person plural reiðask reiddusk
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular reiðumk reiddumk
2nd-person singular reiðisk reiddisk
3rd-person singular reiðisk reiddisk
1st-person plural reiðimsk reiddimsk
2nd-person plural reiðizk reiddizk
3rd-person plural reiðisk reiddisk
imperative present
2nd-person singular reizk, reiðisk
1st-person plural reiðumsk
2nd-person plural reiðizk
Descendants
  • Icelandic: reiða
  • Faroese: reiða
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: reia, reie
    • → Norwegian Bokmål: reie
  • Danish: rede
    • → Norwegian Bokmål: rede, re

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *wraiþijaną. Related to vríða.

Verb

reiða

  1. Alternative form of vreiða
Conjugation
Conjugation of reiða — active (weak class 1)
infinitive reiða
present participle reiðandi
past participle reiddr
indicative present past
1st-person singular reiði reidda
2nd-person singular reiðir reiddir
3rd-person singular reiðir reiddi
1st-person plural reiðum reiddum
2nd-person plural reiðið reidduð
3rd-person plural reiða reiddu
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular reiða reidda
2nd-person singular reiðir reiddir
3rd-person singular reiði reiddi
1st-person plural reiðim reiddim
2nd-person plural reiðið reiddið
3rd-person plural reiði reiddi
imperative present
2nd-person singular reið, reiði
1st-person plural reiðum
2nd-person plural reiðið
Conjugation of reiða — mediopassive (weak class 1)
infinitive reiðask
present participle reiðandisk
past participle reizk
indicative present past
1st-person singular reiðumk reiddumk
2nd-person singular reiðisk reiddisk
3rd-person singular reiðisk reiddisk
1st-person plural reiðumsk reiddumsk
2nd-person plural reiðizk reidduzk
3rd-person plural reiðask reiddusk
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular reiðumk reiddumk
2nd-person singular reiðisk reiddisk
3rd-person singular reiðisk reiddisk
1st-person plural reiðimsk reiddimsk
2nd-person plural reiðizk reiddizk
3rd-person plural reiðisk reiddisk
imperative present
2nd-person singular reizk, reiðisk
1st-person plural reiðumsk
2nd-person plural reiðizk

Etymology 3

From ríða.

Noun

reiða f (genitive reiðu)

  1. attendance, service
  2. accommodation
Declension
  Declension of reiða (weak ōn-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative reiða reiðan reiður reiðurnar
accusative reiðu reiðuna reiður reiðurnar
dative reiðu reiðunni reiðum reiðunum
genitive reiðu reiðunnar reiðna reiðnanna
Descendants

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

reiða

  1. genitive plural of reið
  2. inflection of reiði:
    1. oblique singular
    2. accusative plural
    3. genitive plural

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