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	present	past
1st-person singular	reiti	reitta
2nd-person singular	reitir	reittir
3rd-person singular	reitir	reitti
1st-person plural	reitum	reittum
2nd-person plural	reitið	reittuð
3rd-person plural	reita	reittu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	reita	reitta
2nd-person singular	reitir	reittir
3rd-person singular	reiti	reitti
1st-person plural	reitim	reittim
2nd-person plural	reitið	reittið
3rd-person plural	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	present	past
1st-person singular	reitumk	reittumk
2nd-person singular	reitisk	reittisk
3rd-person singular	reitisk	reittisk
1st-person plural	reitumsk	reittumsk
2nd-person plural	reitizk	reittuzk
3rd-person plural	reitask	reittusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	reitumk	reittumk
2nd-person singular	reitisk	reittisk
3rd-person singular	reitisk	reittisk
1st-person plural	reitimsk	reittimsk
2nd-person plural	reitizk	reittizk
3rd-person plural	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