ridder
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English ridder, rydder, from Old English hridder (“sieve”) (also as Old English hriddel > English riddle (“sieve”)), from Proto-Germanic *hrīdrą, *hrīdrǭ (“sieve”), from Proto-Indo-European *krey- (“to divide; part; separate; sift”). Cognate with German Reiter (“sieve”).
Noun
ridder (plural ridders)
Etymology 2
From Middle English riddren, from Old English hridrian, from Proto-Germanic *hrīdrōną (“to sieve; sift”), from the noun. See above.
Verb
ridder (third-person singular simple present ridders, present participle riddering, simple past and past participle riddered)
- (transitive) to sieve; sift; riddle
Etymology 3
Noun
ridder (plural ridders)
- One who, or that which, rids.
Anagrams
Danish
Etymology
From Middle Low German ridder (“rider, knight”). Compare late Old Norse riddari.
Pronunciation
Noun
ridder c (singular definite ridderen, plural indefinite riddere)
Inflection
Derived terms
- ridderlig ("chivalrous")
- ridderskab ("knighthood")
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch riddere, a variant form of ridere, from Old Dutch *rīdere, from rīdan + -ere (equivalent to modern rijder).
Noun
ridder m (plural ridders, diminutive riddertje n)
- A knight.
- (obsolete) One of certain butterflies of the family Papilionidae.
- (obsolete) In particular, the swallowtail, Papilio machaon.
Derived terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: ridder
Etymology 2
Verb
ridder
- (deprecated template usage) first-person singular present indicative of ridderen
- (deprecated template usage) imperative of ridderen
Middle Low German
Etymology
Alteration of rider. From riden (“to ride”), from Proto-Germanic *rīdaną. Cognate with Dutch ridder and German Ritter (“knight”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ridder m (older plural riddere, younger/regional plural ridders)
- a knight, an armored professional soldier usually employing a horse
- a rider, someone who rides (regularly or professionally)
Related terms
Descendants
- Danish: ridder
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
ridder m (definite singular ridderen, indefinite plural riddere, definite plural ridderne)
- a knight
Derived terms
References
- “ridder” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
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