reiði
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Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse reiði, vreiði, from Proto-Germanic *wraiþį̄, cognate with Icelandic reiði, Danish vrede, Norwegian Nynorsk vreide.
Noun
reiði f (genitive singular reiði, uncountable)
Declension
| f33s | singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | reiði | reiðin |
| accusative | reiði | reiðina |
| dative | reiði | reiðini |
| genitive | reiði | reiðinnar |
Synonyms
Related terms
Icelandic
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Norse reiði, vreiði, from Proto-Germanic *wraiþį̄, cognate with Swedish vrede, Danish vrede, Norwegian Nynorsk vreide. By surface analysis, reiður (“angry, wroth”) + -i.
Noun
reiði f (genitive singular reiði, no plural)
Declension
Declension of reiði (sg-only feminine)
Related terms
Etymology 2
Inherited from Old Norse reiði, from reiða, ríða (“ride”).
Noun
reiði m (genitive singular reiða, nominative plural reiðar) or obsolete
reiði n (genitive singular reiðis, nominative plural reiði)
Declension
Declension of reiði (masculine)
or obsolete
Declension of reiði (neuter)
Derived terms
- reiðinnar ósköp (“a whole lot”)
References
- Diana Whaley (2014) Heike Sahm, Victor Millet, editors, Narration and Hero
Old Norse
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *wraiþį̄, cognate with Swedish vrede, Danish vrede, Norwegian Nynorsk vreide, English wrath. Equivalent to reiður (“angry, wroth”) + -i.
Alternative forms
- vreiði
Noun
reiði f (genitive reiði)
Declension
Descendants
Etymology 2
From reiða, alternative form of ríða (“ride”).
Noun
reiði m (genitive reiða), reiði n (genitive reiðis)
- rigging#Noun (of a ship), tackle#Noun
- harness#Noun (of a horse), riding gear
Declension
Descendants
Further reading
- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “reiði”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
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