Faroese

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Verb

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

  1. 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
  2. rigga væl
    1. to fit
    2. look handsome, look well
      • bæði rigga tey væl
        they both look handsome
    3. things run smoothly
  3. to function
    • fáa e-t at rigga
      to make something function
    • motorurin riggar
      the engine functions

Conjugation

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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.

References

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  • 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.)

Norwegian Bokmål

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Alternative forms

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Verb

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rigga

  1. inflection of rigge:
    1. simple past
    2. past participle

Swedish

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Verb

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

  1. to set up, such as a trap
  2. to set up; prepare; make something ready for use, by temporary or impromptu means
  3. to rig (a ship), to set up the rigging on a sailing vessel
  4. to rig (pre-arrange an outcome)
    Valet är riggat
    The election is rigged
  5. (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

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