riden

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Danish

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Noun

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riden c

  1. definite singular of ride

Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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From Old Dutch rīdan, from Proto-West Germanic *rīdan, from Proto-Germanic *rīdaną.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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riden

  1. to ride (on a horse or vehicle)
  2. to travel
  3. to suffer (a disease)
  4. (figuratively, of land) to be flooded from time to time (up and down, as if on a horse)
  5. (of an animal) to copulate, to have sexual intercourse

Inflection

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Strong class 1
Infinitive riden
3rd sg. past rêet
3rd pl. past rēden
Past participle gerēden
Infinitive riden
In genitive ridens
In dative ridene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular ride rêet
2nd singular rijts, rides rēets, rēdes
3rd singular rijt, ridet rêet
1st plural riden rēden
2nd plural rijt, ridet rēet, rēdet
3rd plural riden rēden
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular ride rēde
2nd singular rijts, rides rēdes
3rd singular ride rēde
1st plural riden rēden
2nd plural rijt, ridet rēdet
3rd plural riden rēden
Imperative Present
Singular rijt, ride
Plural rijt, ridet
Present Past
Participle ridende gerēden

Descendants

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  • Dutch: rijden
  • Limburgish: rieje

Further reading

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old English rīdan, from Proto-West Germanic *rīdan, from Proto-Germanic *rīdaną.

Cognates include Middle Dutch riden, Middle Low German riden, and Old Swedish rīþa.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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riden

  1. To ride on a mount; to move on an animal:
    1. To ride to war; to utilise cavalry:
      1. To lead or command on horseback; to serve at the head of a host.
      2. To pillage or loot while on horseback; to maraud or raid.
    2. To ride towards, on, or through a specific location.
    3. To joust or tilt; to participate in jousting.
    4. To ride in a parade; to march on horseback.
    5. To adventure on horseback.
  2. To use a vehicle or transport method other than a mount:
    1. To leave; to journey or go on a trip.
    2. To ride in a wheeled vehicle or a palanquin.
    3. To voyage or travel by water; to be on a vessel.
  3. (vulgar) To mount or mate; to undergo coitus with.
  4. (of a vessel) To float; to set sail or move.
  5. (rare, Late Middle English) To move, to slide towards.
  6. (rare, Late Middle English) To sit on a stool or beam; to mount something as if it was a horse.
  7. (rare, Late Middle English) To remain, to dwell.
  8. (rare, Late Middle English) To undergo execution.

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Descendants

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Middle Low German

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Etymology

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From Old Saxon rīdan (to ride), from Proto-West Germanic *rīdan, from Proto-Germanic *rīdaną.

Cognate with English ride, Dutch rijden and German reiten.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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rîden

  1. to ride

Conjugation

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Swedish

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Participle

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riden

  1. past participle of rida