*rīdaną

Runic: ᚱᛁᛞᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈriː.ðɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Strong class 1

Meanings

to ride

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *Hreydʰ- (‘to set in motion, ride’), likely a suffixed form of *h₃reyH- (‘to move, churn’).

Cognate with Proto-Celtic *reideti (‘to ride’) (whence Old Irish réidid (‘to ride, drive’), ríad (“ride”, noun)), Proto-Celtic *reidis (‘easy, smooth’), Lithuanian riedė́ti (‘to roll’), raidù (‘quick’), and Latvian raĩdît (‘to send hastily, urge, (reflexive) hurry’).

Conjugation

Present active

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	rīdō	rīdaų	–
2nd singular	rīdizi	rīdaiz	rīd
3rd singular	rīdidi	rīdai	rīdadau
1st dual	rīdōz	rīdaiw	–
2nd dual	rīdadiz	rīdaidiz	rīdadiz
1st plural	rīdamaz	rīdaim	–
2nd plural	rīdid	rīdaid	rīdid
3rd plural	rīdandi	rīdain	rīdandau

Present passive

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	rīdai	–
2nd singular	rīdazai	rīdaizau
3rd singular	rīdadai	rīdaidau
1st dual	–	–
2nd dual	–	–
1st plural	rīdandai	rīdaindau
2nd plural	rīdandai	rīdaindau
3rd plural	rīdandai	rīdaindau

Past

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	raid	ridį̄
2nd singular	raist	ridīz
3rd singular	raid	ridī
1st dual	ridū	ridīw
2nd dual	ridudiz	ridīdiz
1st plural	ridum	ridīm
2nd plural	ridud	ridīd
3rd plural	ridun	ridīn

Non-finite Forms

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
rīdaną	rīdandz	ridanaz

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Descendants

*rīdan (Proto-West Germanic)
- rīdan (Old Dutch)
  - riden (Middle Dutch)
    - rijden (Dutch)
    - rieje (Limburgish)
*rīdan (Proto-West Germanic)
- rīdan (Old English)
  - riden, ryden (Middle English)
    - ride (English)
    - ryde, ride (Scots)
*rīdan (Proto-West Germanic)
- rīda (Old Frisian)
  - ? (North Frisian)
  - riede (Saterland Frisian)
  - ride (West Frisian)
*rīdan (Proto-West Germanic)
- rītan (Old High German)
  - rīten (Middle High German)
    - reiten (German)
    - reide (Hunsrik)
    - reiden (Luxembourgish)
*rīdan (Proto-West Germanic)
- rīdan (Old Saxon)
  - riden (Middle Low German)
    - rieden (Low German)
    - rieden (Plautdietsch)
? (Proto-Norse)
- ríða (Old Norse)
  - ríða (Faroese)
  - reide, reid', reida (Gutnish)
  - ríða (Icelandic)
  - riða (Norn)
  - ride, rida, ri (Norwegian)
? (Proto-Norse)
- ríða (Old Norse)
  - rithæ (Old Danish)
    - ride (Danish)
? (Proto-Norse)
- ríða (Old Norse)
  - rīþa (Old Swedish)
    - rida (Swedish)
? (Proto-Norse)
- *ᚱᛁᛞᚨᛉ (*ridaʀ) (Proto-Norse)
  - -ríðr (Old Norse)
    - Atríðr, Fráríðr (Old Norse)

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