reita

See also: reità

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

reita f

1. definite singular of reit

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse reita.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²rɛɪːta/

Verb

reita (present tense reitar, past tense reita, past participle reita, passive infinitive reitast, present participle reitande, imperative reita/reit)

1. a-infinitive form of reite

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɛɪːta/

Noun

reita f

1. definite singular of reit

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *raitijaną

Verb

reita

1. (transitive) to excite, irritate
2. (mediopassive) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Conjugation

Conjugation of reita — active (weak class 1)

infinitive	reita
present participle	reitandi
past participle	reittr
	indicative			subjunctive
	present	past		present	past
1st person singular	reiti	reitta		reita	reitta
2nd person singular	reitir	reittir		reitir	reittir
3rd person singular	reitir	reitti		reiti	reitti
1st person plural	reitum	reittum		reitim	reittim
2nd person plural	reitið	reittuð		reitið	reittið
3rd person plural	reita	reittu		reiti	reitti
imperative	present
2nd person singular	reit, reiti
1st person plural	reitum
2nd person plural	reitið

Conjugation of reita — mediopassive (weak class 1)

infinitive	reitask
present participle	reitandisk
past participle	reitzk
	indicative			subjunctive
	present	past		present	past
1st person singular	reitumk	reittumk		reitumk	reittumk
2nd person singular	reitisk	reittisk		reitisk	reittisk
3rd person singular	reitisk	reittisk		reitisk	reittisk
1st person plural	reitumsk	reittumsk		reitimsk	reittimsk
2nd person plural	reitizk	reittuzk		reitizk	reittizk
3rd person plural	reitask	reittusk		reitisk	reittisk
imperative	present
2nd person singular	reitsk, reitisk
1st person plural	reitumsk
2nd person plural	reitizk

Derived terms

• reiting

Related terms

• reitr

Descendants

• Icelandic: reita
• Faroese: reita
• Norwegian Nynorsk: reita, reite
• Old Swedish: reta
  • Swedish: reta

Noun

reita m

1. accusative plural of reitr
2. genitive plural of reitr

Further reading

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “reita”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
• “reita” in Dictionary of Old Norse Prose (ONP) at University of Copenhagen