Reidar

See also: reidar and Reiðar

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• Reiår (dialectal, Setesdal)

Etymology

From Old Norse Reiðarr, Hreiðarr, from hreiðr (“nest, home”) + -arr. Cognate with Faroese Reiðar, Icelandic Hreiðar, Swedish Redar,, Danish Reder and Old Swedish Rēdhar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²rɛɪːar/
• (newer, from written form) IPA^(key): /²rɛɪːdar/

Proper noun

Reidar m (definite Reidaren)

1. a male given name from Old Norse
   • 2005, Vassendgutane (lyrics and music), “Hei Reidar”, in Ungkar med dobbelseng‎^[1]:

     Hei Reidar, he du kjøpt dej ny gjødselspreidar?
     Ja, ej kjøpte ’nå bort på AK i går; ej måtte ha mej en ny’e når det vart vår.

     Hey Reidar, have you bought yourself a new manure spreader?
     Yes, I bought it at AK yesterday; I needed a new one when it became spring.

Related terms

• reir, reid (“bird’s nest”)

References

• Eivind Vågslid (1988) “Reidar”, in Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN
• Jørn Sandnes, Ola Stemshaug (1997) Norsk stadnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, →ISBN
• Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 5 097 males with the given name Reidar living in Norway on January 1st 2023, with the frequency peak in the 1920s. Accessed on 29th March, 2023.