ridan

Finnish

Noun

ridan

1. (deprecated template usage) genitive singular of rita

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Middle English

Verb

ridan

1. (Early Middle English) Alternative form of riden

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Old Dutch

Etymology

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

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *rīdaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈriː.dɑn/

Verb

rīdan

1. to ride
   • The Fonthill Letter

     Wihtbord rād mid mē, and Beorhthelm rād þider 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

• rād
• ridda

Descendants

• Middle English: riden
  • English: ride

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Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wrīþaną.

Verb

rīdan

1. to wind, turn

Descendants

• Middle High German: rīden
  • German: reiden (dialectal)
• Italian: riddare

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Old Saxon

Etymology

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

Descendants

• Middle Low German: rîden
  • Low German: rieden