reiður

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɹaiːjʊɹ]

tjaldursreiður - nest of the oystercatcher

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hreiðr.

Noun

reiður n (genitive singular reiðurs, plural reiður)

1. nest

Declension

Declension of reiður
n13	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	reiður	reiðrið	reiður	reiðrini
accusative	reiður	reiðrið	reiður	reiðrini
dative	reiðri	reiðrinum	reiðrum	reiðrunum
genitive	reiðurs	reiðursins	reiðra	reiðranna

Etymology 2

From Old Norse reiðr, from older vreiðr.

Adjective

reiður (comparative reiðari, superlative reiðastur)

1. (poetry, archaic) angry

Declension

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Singular (eintal)	m (kallkyn)	f (kvennkyn)	n (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall)	reiður	reið	reitt
Accusative (hvønnfall)	reiðan	reiða
Dative (hvørjumfall)	reiðum	reiðari	reiðum
Genitive (hvørsfall)	(reiðs)	(reiðar)	(reiðs)
Plural (fleirtal)	m (kallkyn)	f (kvennkyn)	n (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall)	reiðir	reiðar	reið
Accusative (hvønnfall)	reiðar
Dative (hvørjumfall)	reiðum
Genitive (hvørsfall)	(reiða)

Weak adjectival inflection of reiður
Singular (eintal)	m	f	n
Nominative (hvørfall)	reiði	reiða	reiða
Accusative (hvønnfall)	reiða	reiðu
Dative (hvørjumfall)
Genitive (hvørsfall)
Plural (fleirtal)	m	f	n
Nominative (hvørfall)	reiðu
Accusative (hvønnfall)
Dative (hvørjumfall)
Genitive (hvørsfall)

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse reiðr, from older vreiðr, from Proto-Germanic *wraiþaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈreiːðʏr/

  Rhymes: -eiːðʏr

  Homophones: reyður

Adjective

reiður (comparative reiðari, superlative reiðastur)

1. angry, wroth

   Ertu reið?

   Are you angry?

   reiður við einhvern ― angry at someone

   verða reiður ― to get angry

2. ready

   Er allt til reiðu?

   Is everything ready?

   Synonyms: reiðubúinn, tilbúinn

Inflection

    positive (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	reiður	reið	reitt
accusative	reiðan	reiða	reitt
dative	reiðum	reiðri	reiðu
genitive	reiðs	reiðrar	reiðs
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	reiðir	reiðar	reið
accusative	reiða	reiðar	reið
dative	reiðum	reiðum	reiðum
genitive	reiðra	reiðra	reiðra

    positive (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	reiði	reiða	reiða
accusative	reiða	reiðu	reiða
dative	reiða	reiðu	reiða
genitive	reiða	reiðu	reiða
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	reiðu	reiðu	reiðu
accusative	reiðu	reiðu	reiðu
dative	reiðu	reiðu	reiðu
genitive	reiðu	reiðu	reiðu

    comparative

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	reiðari	reiðari	reiðara
accusative	reiðari	reiðari	reiðara
dative	reiðari	reiðari	reiðara
genitive	reiðari	reiðari	reiðara
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	reiðari	reiðari	reiðari
accusative	reiðari	reiðari	reiðari
dative	reiðari	reiðari	reiðari
genitive	reiðari	reiðari	reiðari

    superlative (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	reiðastur	reiðust	reiðast
accusative	reiðastan	reiðasta	reiðast
dative	reiðustum	reiðastri	reiðustu
genitive	reiðasts	reiðastrar	reiðasts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	reiðastir	reiðastar	reiðust
accusative	reiðasta	reiðastar	reiðust
dative	reiðustum	reiðustum	reiðustum
genitive	reiðastra	reiðastra	reiðastra

    superlative (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	reiðasti	reiðasta	reiðasta
accusative	reiðasta	reiðustu	reiðasta
dative	reiðasta	reiðustu	reiðasta
genitive	reiðasta	reiðustu	reiðasta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	reiðustu	reiðustu	reiðustu
accusative	reiðustu	reiðustu	reiðustu
dative	reiðustu	reiðustu	reiðustu
genitive	reiðustu	reiðustu	reiðustu

Derived terms

Derived terms

• gera sig reiðan (to ready oneself)
• hafa skýringar á reiðum höndum (to have ready explanations)
• hafa eitthvað til reiðu (to have something ready)
• hálfreiður

• heiftarreiður
• henda reiðu á einhverju, henda reiður á einhverju
• ofsareiður
• reiðum höndum, á reiðum höndum, hafa svar á reiðum höndum (to have a ready answer, to have something at one's fingertips)

• síreiður
• standast ekki reiðari en
• til reiðu
• vera til reiðu (to be ready)

Related terms

• reiði