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

Etymology 2

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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