ridan

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Finnish

Noun

ridan

  1. genitive singular of rita

Middle English

Verb

ridan

  1. (Early Middle English) Alternative form of riden

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *rīdan, from Proto-Germanic *rīdaną.

Verb

rīdan

  1. to ride

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: riden
    • Dutch: rijden
    • Limburgish: rieje

Further reading

  • “rīdan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *rīdan, from Proto-Germanic *rīdaną.

Pronunciation

Verb

rīdan

  1. to ride
    Sē ridda rād on horse.
    The knight rode on horseback.
    • The Fonthill Letter
      Wihtbord rād mid mē, and Beorhthelm rād þæder mid Æðelme.
      Wihtbord rode with me, and Byrhthelm rode there with Æthelm.

Conjugation

Conjugation of rīdan (strong class 1)
infinitive rīdan rīdenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular rīde rād
second person singular rītst ride
third person singular rītt, rīt rād
plural rīdaþ ridon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular rīde ride
plural rīden riden
imperative
singular rīd
plural rīdaþ
participle present past
rīdende (ġe)riden

Derived terms

Descendants

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wrīþan, from Proto-Germanic *wrīþaną.

Verb

rīdan

  1. to wind, turn

Descendants

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *rīdan, from Proto-Germanic *rīdaną.

Verb

rīdan

  1. to ride

Conjugation

Conjugation of rīdan (strong class 1)
infinitive rīdan
indicative present past
1st person singular rīdu rēd
2nd person singular rīdis ridi
3rd person singular rīdid rēd
plural rīdad ridun
subjunctive present past
1st person singular rīde ridi
2nd person singular rīdes ridis
3rd person singular rīde ridi
plural rīden ridin
imperative present
singular rīd
plural rīdad
participle present past
rīdandi giridan, ridan

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