rigga

Faroese

Probably from English to rig in the 19th century and gradually widened in its meaning.

rigga (third person singular past indicative riggaði, third person plural past indicative riggað, supine riggað)

to rig
- rigga til
  to rig
- rigga skip til
  make a ship ready for sea
- rigga seg til
  1. equip oneself, to make preparations
  2. make oneself smart, smarten, spruce oneself up
- rigga av
  1. prepare the ship for the home journey
  2. tidy up after a workday
rigga væl
1. to fit
  - kjólin riggar væl uppi á henni
    the dress fits her perfectly
2. look handsome, look well
  - bæði rigga tey væl
    they both look handsome
3. things run smoothly
  - hetta riggar óføra væl
    this works extremely well
to function
- fáa e-t at rigga
  to make something function
- motorurin riggar
  the engine functions

¹Only the past participle being declined.

Anfinnur í Skála, Jonhard Mikkelsen: Føroysk-ensk orðabók. Faroese-English Dictionary. Vestmanna: Sprotin 2007. ("rigga", p. 1303)
Tórður Jóansson: English loanwords in Faroese. Tórshavn: Fannir 1997. (p. 148f.)

rigga

rigga (present riggar, preterite riggade, supine riggat, imperative rigga)

to set up, such as a trap
to set up; prepare; make something ready for use, by temporary or impromptu means
to rig (a ship), to set up the rigging on a sailing vessel
to rig (pre-arrange an outcome)
Valet är riggat
The election is rigged
(slang, reflexive) to dress
- 1970, Povel Ramel, Jag diggar dej:
  du riggar dej flott, det diggar jag hot
  you dress stylishly, I like that a lot