ræðari

Attested since the 18th century. Same as Faroese røðari. Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon does not give the exact derivation, but the Icelandic and Faroese forms are probably derived from a late Old Norse form *rœðari. Compare the attested Old Norse forms rœði and rœðir and German Ruderer. Ultimately from the root of the verb róa (“to row”) (Proto-Germanic *rōaną).

• IPA^(key): /ˈraiːðarɪ/

  Rhymes: -aiːðarɪ

ræðari m (genitive singular ræðara, nominative plural ræðarar)

1. rower, oarsman

• árinni kennir illur ræðari

• róa
• róður
• ræði

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “ræðari”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)