ræðari

Icelandic

Etymology

Attested since the 18th century. Same as Faroese røðari. Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon does not give the exact derivation, but the Icelandic and Faroese forms are probably derived from a late Old Norse form *rœðari. Compare the attested Old Norse forms rœði and rœðir and German Ruderer. Ultimately from the root of the verb róa (“to row”) (Proto-Germanic *rōaną).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈraiːðarɪ/

  Rhymes: -aiːðarɪ

Noun

ræðari m (genitive singular ræðara, nominative plural ræðarar)

1. rower, oarsman

Derived terms

• árinni kennir illur ræðari

Related terms

• róa
• róður
• ræði

References

• “ræðari” in: Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)