reið

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See also: reid, reith, Reid, and reíd

Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse reið, from Proto-Germanic *raidō.

Noun

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reið f (genitive singular reiðar, nominative plural reiðir)

  1. ride, riding
  2. (vulgar) sexual intercourse; fuck, screw
  3. (archaic) chariot
  4. the R-rune ()
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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reið

  1. first-person singular past indicative of ríða
  2. third-person singular past indicative of ríða

Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Norse *ᚱᚨᛁᛞᚢ (*raidu), Proto-Germanic *raidō.

Noun

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reið f

  1. ride, riding
  2. vehicle, carriage, chariot
    • 9th c., Þjóðólfr of Hvinir, Ynglingatal, verse 27:
      Þat veitk bezt / und bláum himni
      kenninafn, / svát konungr eigi
      es Rǫgnvaldr, / reiðar stjóri, []
      I know that best / nickname
      under the blue sky / that a king might have
      that Rǫgnvaldr, / the steerer of the carriage []

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: reið
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: rei, reid

References

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  • reið in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.