rigga

Faroese

Probably from English to rig in the 19th century and gradually widened in its meaning.

rigga (third person singular past indicative riggaði, third person plural past indicative riggað, supine riggað)

to rig
- rigga til
  to rig
- rigga skip til
  make a ship ready for sea
- rigga seg til
  1. equip oneself, to make preparations
  2. make oneself smart, smarten, spruce oneself up
- rigga av
  1. prepare the ship for the home journey
  2. tidy up after a workday
rigga væl
1. to fit
  - kjólin riggar væl uppi á henni
    the dress fits her perfectly
2. look handsome, look well
  - bæði rigga tey væl
    they both look handsome
3. things run smoothly
  - hetta riggar óføra væl
    this works extremely well
to function
- fáa e-t at rigga
  to make something function
- motorurin riggar
  the engine functions

Conjugation of rigga (group v-30)
infinitive	rigga
supine	riggað
participle (a6)¹	riggandi	riggaður
	present	past
first singular	riggi	riggaði
second singular	riggar	riggaði
third singular	riggar	riggaði
plural	rigga	riggaðu
	imperative
singular	rigga!
plural	riggið!
¹Only the past participle being declined.

Anfinnur í Skála, Jonhard Mikkelsen: Føroysk-ensk orðabók. Faroese-English Dictionary. Vestmanna: Sprotin 2007. ("rigga", p. 1303)
Tórður Jóansson: English loanwords in Faroese. Tórshavn: Fannir 1997. (p. 148f.)

rigga

rigga (present riggar, preterite riggade, supine riggat, imperative rigga)

to set up, such as a trap
to set up; prepare; make something ready for use, by temporary or impromptu means
to rig (a ship), to set up the rigging on a sailing vessel
to rig (pre-arrange an outcome)
Valet är riggat
The election is rigged
(slang, reflexive) to dress
- 1970, Povel Ramel, Jag diggar dej:
  du riggar dej flott, det diggar jag hot
  you dress stylishly, I like that a lot

Conjugation of rigga (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	rigga		riggas
Supine	riggat		riggats
Imperative	rigga		—
Imper. plural¹	riggen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	riggar	riggade	riggas	riggades
Ind. plural¹	rigga	riggade	riggas	riggades
Subjunctive²	rigge	riggade	rigges	riggades
	Participles
Present participle	riggande
Past participle	riggad
¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.