ridan
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[edit] Finnish
[edit] Noun
ridan
- Genitive singular form of rita.
[edit] Old English
[edit] Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *rīdanan, from Proto-Indo-European *reidh-. Cognate with Old Saxon rīdan (Dutch rijden), Old High German rītan (German reiten), Old Norse ríða (Icelandic ríða and Swedish rida). The Proto-Indo-European root is also the source of Old Irish ríadaim (Welsh rhwyddhau).
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈriːdan/
[edit] Verb
rīdan (strong class I) (3 singular present rītt, 3 singular preterite 'rād (“, ”)'preterite plural ridon, past participle riden)
- to ride
- The Fonthill Letter
- Wihtbord rad mid me, ond Byrhthelm rad ðider mid Æðelme.
- Wihtbord rode with me, and Byrhthelm rode there with Æthelm.
- Wihtbord rad mid me, ond Byrhthelm rad ðider mid Æðelme.
- The Fonthill Letter
[edit] Descendants
- English: to ride
