reiður

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɹaiːjʊɹ]

tjaldursreiður - nest of the oystercatcher

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hreiðr.

Noun

reiður n (genitive singular reiðurs, plural reiður)

1. nest

Declension

n13	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	reiður	reiðrið	reiður	reiðrini
accusative	reiður	reiðrið	reiður	reiðrini
dative	reiðri	reiðrinum	reiðrum	reiðrunum
genitive	reiðurs	reiðursins	reiðra	reiðranna

Etymology 2

From Old Norse reiðr, from older vreiðr.

Adjective

reiður (comparative reiðari, superlative reiðastur)

1. (poetry, archaic) angry

Declension

Declension of reiður (a15)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	reiður	reið	reitt
accusative	reiðan	reiða	reitt
dative	reiðum	reiðari	reiðum
genitive	reiðs	reiðar	reiðs
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	reiðir	reiðar	reið
accusative	reiðar	reiðar	reið
dative	reiðum	reiðum	reiðum
genitive	reiða	reiða	reiða

Weak adjectival inflection of reiður

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	reiði	reiða	reiða
accusative	reiða	reiðu
dative
genitive
plural	all genders
all cases	reiðu

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈreiːðʏr/
• Rhymes: -eiːðʏr
• Homophone: reyður

Etymology 1

From Old Norse reiðr, from older vreiðr, from Proto-Germanic *wraiþaz.

Adjective

reiður (comparative reiðari, superlative reiðastur)

1. angry, wroth

   Ertu reið?

   Are you angry?

   reiður við einhvern ― angry at someone

   verða reiður ― to get angry

Declension

positive forms of reiður

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	reiður	reið	reitt
	accusative	reiðan	reiða
	dative	reiðum	reiðri	reiðu
	genitive	reiðs	reiðrar	reiðs
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	reiðir	reiðar	reið
	accusative	reiða
	dative	reiðum
	genitive	reiðra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	reiði	reiða	reiða
	acc/dat/gen	reiða	reiðu
	plural (all-case)	reiðu

comparative forms of reiður

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	reiðari	reiðari	reiðara
	plural (all-case)	reiðari

superlative forms of reiður

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	reiðastur	reiðust	reiðast
	accusative	reiðastan	reiðasta
	dative	reiðustum	reiðastri	reiðustu
	genitive	reiðasts	reiðastrar	reiðasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	reiðastir	reiðastar	reiðust
	accusative	reiðasta
	dative	reiðustum
	genitive	reiðastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	reiðasti	reiðasta	reiðasta
	acc/dat/gen	reiðasta	reiðustu
	plural (all-case)	reiðustu

Related terms

• reiði

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *raidaz.

Adjective

reiður (comparative reiðari, superlative reiðastur)

1. ready

   Synonyms: reiðubúinn, tilbúinn

   Er allt til reiðu?

   Is everything ready?

Declension

positive forms of reiður

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	reiður	reið	reitt
	accusative	reiðan	reiða
	dative	reiðum	reiðri	reiðu
	genitive	reiðs	reiðrar	reiðs
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	reiðir	reiðar	reið
	accusative	reiða
	dative	reiðum
	genitive	reiðra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	reiði	reiða	reiða
	acc/dat/gen	reiða	reiðu
	plural (all-case)	reiðu

comparative forms of reiður

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	reiðari	reiðari	reiðara
	plural (all-case)	reiðari

superlative forms of reiður

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	reiðastur	reiðust	reiðast
	accusative	reiðastan	reiðasta
	dative	reiðustum	reiðastri	reiðustu
	genitive	reiðasts	reiðastrar	reiðasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	reiðastir	reiðastar	reiðust
	accusative	reiðasta
	dative	reiðustum
	genitive	reiðastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	reiðasti	reiðasta	reiðasta
	acc/dat/gen	reiðasta	reiðustu
	plural (all-case)	reiðustu

Derived terms

• gera sig reiðan (“to ready oneself”)
• hafa eitthvað til reiðu (“to have something ready”)
• hafa skýringar á reiðum höndum (“to have ready explanations”)
• hálfreiður
• heiftarreiður
• henda reiðu á einhverju, henda reiður á einhverju
• ofsareiður
• reiðum höndum, á reiðum höndum, hafa svar á reiðum höndum (“to have a ready answer, to have something at one's fingertips”)
• síreiður
• standast ekki reiðari en
• til reiðu
• vera til reiðu (“to be ready”)