reið

See also: reid, reith, Reid, and reíd

Icelandic

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /reiːð/
    Rhymes: -eiːð

Etymology 1

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

Noun

reið f (genitive singular reiðar, nominative plural reiðir)

  1. ride, riding
  2. (vulgar) sexual intercourse; fuck, screw
  3. (archaic) chariot
  4. the R-rune (ᚱ)
Declension
declension of reið
f-s2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative reið reiðin reiðir reiðirnar
accusative reið reiðina reiðir reiðirnar
dative reið reiðinni reiðum reiðunum
genitive reiðar reiðarinnar reiða reiðanna
Derived terms

Verb

reið

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

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *raidō.

Noun

reið f

  1. ride, riding
  2. vehicle, carriage, chariot

Declension
  Declension of reið (strong ō-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative reið reiðin reiðar reiðarnar
accusative reið reiðina reiðar reiðarnar
dative reið reiðinni reiðum reiðunum
genitive reiðar reiðarinnar reiða reiðanna

Descendants

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