lögríða

Icelandic

Etymology

Blend of lögráða (“to be of legal age”) +‎ ríða (“to ride; to have intercourse”). Also analysable as lög (“(of) law”) +‎ ríða.

Adjective

lögríða (indeclinable)

  1. (informal) to be over the age of consent, to be old enough to be legally considered mature enough to engage willingly in sexual intercourse
    Synonyms: samræðisaldur (“age of consent”), kynferðislegur lögaldur
    Á Íslandi verður maður lögríða 15 ára. ― In Iceland the age of consent is 15.
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