ráða

See also: rada, ráda, råda, řada, and raða

Faroese

ráða (third person singular past indicative {{{1}}}, supine {{{2}}})

Conjugation of ráða

From Old Norse ráða, from Proto-Germanic *rēdaną, from Proto-Indo-European *rei- (“reason, count”). Cognate with English read, Low German raden, Dutch raden, German raten, Swedish råda, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌳𐌰𐌽 (garēdan). The Indo-European root is also the source of Greek αριθμος (arithmos), Old Irish immrádim, Old Church Slavonic радити (raditi).

ráða (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative réð, third-person plural past indicative réðu, supine ráðið)

(with accusative) to employ, to hire
Hún ræður alltaf vini sína.
She always employs her friends.

Ég mætti bara brosandi og ég var ráðinn á staðnum.
I just showed up smiling and I was hired on the spot.
(with accusative) to solve
Geturðu ráðið þessar gátur?
Can you solve these riddles?
(with dative) to command, control, be in control of
Hver ræður hér í raun og veru?
Who is really in charge here?
(ditransitive, with dative and accusative) to advise (someone to do something)
Afi minn réð mér alltaf heilt.
My grandfather always gave me good advice.
(with dative) to decide
Ég læt þig ráða.
I'll let you decide.

ráða (singular past indicative réð, plural past indicative réðu, past participle ráðinn)

(ditransitive, with dative and accusative) to advise, counsel (someone to do something)
(transitive, with dative) to consult about, discuss
(with dative) to devise, plan
(with dative) to agree on
réðu þeir þat þá með sér
they settled this among themselves
(with accusative) to fix, resolve
hefi áðr ráðit brúðlaup mitt
I have fixed my wedding day
(with accusative) to hire, take into service
bóndi sagði húsfreyju, at hann hafði Hrapp ráðit með sér
the partisan told his wife that he had taken Hrapp into his company
(with dative) to rule (over), govern
Einarr jarl réð þá Orkneyjum
Earl Einarr ruled the Orkneys
(with dative) to rule, command, have one's way with, prevail, decide, settle
(with dative) to have, possess, be master of, enjoy
(with dative) to explain, read, interpret
(with accusative) to read and understand (e.g. runes)

Conjugation of ráða — active (strong class 7)

Conjugation of ráða — mediopassive (strong class 7)

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

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