ridan

Finnish

Noun

ridan

1. genitive singular of rita

Middle English

Verb

ridan

1. (Early Middle English) alternative form of riden

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *rīdan, from Proto-Germanic *rīdaną.

Verb

rīdan

1. to ride

Conjugation

Conjugation of rīdan (strong class 1)

infinitive	rīdan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	rīdo, rīdon	rēt
2nd person singular	rīdis	ridi
3rd person singular	rīdit	rēt
1st person plural	rīdun	ridon
2nd person plural	rīdit	ridot
3rd person plural	rīdunt	ridon
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	rīde	ridi
2nd person singular	rīdis	ridi
3rd person singular	rīde	ridi
1st person plural	rīdin	ridin
2nd person plural	rīdit	ridit
3rd person plural	rīdin	ridin
imperative	present
singular	rīt
plural	rīdit
participle	present	past
	rīdandi	ridan, giridan

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: riden
  • Dutch: rijden, ryden
  • Limburgish: rieje

Further reading

• “rīdan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *rīdan, from Proto-Germanic *rīdaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈriː.dɑn/
• Rhymes: -iː.dɑn

Verb

rīdan

1. to ride

   Sē ridda rād on horse.

   The knight rode on horseback.

   • The Fonthill Letter

     Wihtbord rād mid mē, and Beorhthelm rād þæder mid Æðelme.

     Wihtbord rode with me, and Byrhthelm rode there with Æthelm.

   • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

     ⁊ þǣre ilcan dæġe rād Æþelmund ealdormann of Hwiċċum ofer æt Cynemǣresford. Ðā ġemette hine Wīhstān ealdormann mid Wilsǣtum, ⁊ þǣr wæs myċel ġefeoht, ⁊ þǣr bēġen ofsleġene wurdan þā ealdormenn, ⁊ Wilsǣte naman siġe.

     And on that same day Alderman Aethelmund rode from Hwicce to Kempsford. There he encountered Alderman Wihstan, who was with men of Wiltshire. And there was a great battle, and both aldermen were slain, and the men of Wiltshire won a victory.

Conjugation

Conjugation of rīdan (strong, class I)

infinitive	rīdan	rīdenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	rīde	rād
second person singular	rītst	ride
third person singular	rītt, rīt	rād
plural	rīdaþ	ridon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	rīde	ride
plural	rīden	riden
imperative
singular	rīd
plural	rīdaþ
participle	present	past
	rīdende	(ġe)riden

Derived terms

• berīdan
• rād
• ridda

Descendants

• Middle English: riden
  • English: ride

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wrīþan, from Proto-Germanic *wrīþaną.

Verb

rīdan

1. to wind, turn

Descendants

• Middle High German: rīden
  • German: reiden (dialectal)
• → Italian: riddare

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *rīdan, from Proto-Germanic *rīdaną.

Verb

rīdan

1. to ride

Conjugation

Conjugation of rīdan (strong class 1)

infinitive	rīdan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	rīdu	rēd
2nd person singular	rīdis	ridi
3rd person singular	rīdid	rēd
plural	rīdad	ridun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	rīde	ridi
2nd person singular	rīdes	ridis
3rd person singular	rīde	ridi
plural	rīden	ridin
imperative	present
singular	rīd
plural	rīdad
participle	present	past
	rīdandi	giridan, ridan

Descendants

• Middle Low German: rîden
  • Low German: rieden