reiði

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse reiði, vreiði, from Proto-Germanic *wraiþį̄, cognate with Icelandic reiði, Danish vrede, Norwegian Nynorsk vreide.

Noun

reiði f (genitive singular reiði, uncountable)

1. anger, rage

Declension

f33s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	reiði	reiðin
accusative	reiði	reiðina
dative	reiði	reiðini
genitive	reiði	reiðinnar

Synonyms

• øði
• bræði
• sinni
• grimd
• vreiði

Related terms

• reiður

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈreiːðɪ]

  Rhymes: -eiːðɪ

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Norse reiði, vreiði, from Proto-Germanic *wraiþį̄, cognate with Swedish vrede, Danish vrede, Norwegian Nynorsk vreide. By surface analysis, reiður (“angry, wroth”) +‎ -i f (abstract noun suffix).

Noun

reiði f (genitive singular reiði, no plural)

1. anger, rage

Declension

Declension of reiði (sg-only feminine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	reiði	reiðin
accusative	reiði	reiðina
dative	reiði	reiðinni
genitive	reiði	reiðinnar

Related terms

• reiður

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Norse reiði, from reiða, ríða (“ride”).

Noun

reiði m (genitive singular reiða, nominative plural reiðar) or obsolete
reiði n (genitive singular reiðis, nominative plural reiði)

1. rigging, tackle
2. riding gear (of a horse)

Declension

Declension of reiði (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	reiði	reiðinn	reiðar	reiðarnir
accusative	reiða	reiðann	reiða	reiðana
dative	reiða	reiðanum	reiðum	reiðunum
genitive	reiða	reiðans	reiða	reiðanna

or obsolete

Declension of reiði (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	reiði	reiðið	reiði	reiðin
accusative	reiði	reiðið	reiði	reiðin
dative	reiði	reiðinu	reiðum	reiðunum
genitive	reiðis	reiðisins	reiða	reiðanna

Derived terms

• reiðinnar ósköp (“a whole lot”)

References

• Diana Whaley (2014), Heike Sahm, Victor Millet, editors, Narration and Hero

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *wraiþį̄, cognate with Swedish vrede, Danish vrede, Norwegian Nynorsk vreide, English wrath. Equivalent to reiður (“angry, wroth”) + -i.

Alternative forms

• vreiði

Noun

reiði f (genitive reiði)

1. anger, rage, wrath

Declension

Declension of reiði (weak īn-stem, singular only)

feminine	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	reiði	reiðin
accusative	reiði	reiðina
dative	reiði	reiðinni
genitive	reiði	reiðinnar

Descendants

• Icelandic: reiði
• Faroese: reiði
• Norwegian Nynorsk: vreide
• Old Swedish: vrēþe
  • Swedish: vrede
• Old Danish: wrethæ
  • Danish: vrede

Etymology 2

From reiða, alternative form of ríða (“ride”).

Noun

reiði m (genitive reiða), reiði n (genitive reiðis)

1. rigging#Noun (of a ship), tackle#Noun
2. harness#Noun (of a horse), riding gear

Declension

Declension of reiði (weak an-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	reiði	reiðinn	reiðar	reiðarnir
accusative	reiða	reiðann	reiða	reiðana
dative	reiða	reiðanum	reiðum	reiðunum
genitive	reiða	reiðans	reiða	reiðanna

Declension of reiði (strong a-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	reiði	reiðit	reiði	reiðin
accusative	reiði	reiðit	reiði	reiðin
dative	reiði	reiðinu	reiðum	reiðunum
genitive	reiðis	reiðisins	reiða	reiðanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: reiði
• Norwegian Bokmål: reide
• Norwegian Nynorsk: reie

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “reiði”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive