rytter
Danish edit
Etymology edit
Via Middle Low German rūter from Dutch ruiter (“horseman”), from Middle French routier (“brigand”), from route (“road”) + -ier (Latinized as Medieval Latin ruptarius). The Dutch word was also borrowed to German Reuter (“cavalryman”), Swedish ryttare (“rider”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
rytter c (singular definite rytteren, plural indefinite ryttere)
Declension edit
Declension of rytter
Derived terms edit
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German ruter.
Noun edit
rytter m (definite singular rytteren, indefinite plural ryttere, definite plural rytterne)
- a rider (of a horse or bicycle)
See also edit
- ryttar (Nynorsk)
References edit
- “rytter” in The Bokmål Dictionary.