reita

See also: reità

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

reita f

  1. definite singular of reit

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse reita.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²rɛɪːta/

Verb

reita (present tense reitar, past tense reita, past participle reita, passive infinitive reitast, present participle reitande, imperative reita/reit)

  1. a-infinitive form of reite

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɛɪːta/

Noun

reita f

  1. definite singular of reit

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *raitijaną

Verb

reita

  1. (transitive) to excite, irritate
  2. (mediopassive) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Conjugation

Conjugation of reita — active (weak class 1)
infinitive reita
present participle reitandi
past participle reittr
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular reiti reitta reita reitta
2nd person singular reitir reittir reitir reittir
3rd person singular reitir reitti reiti reitti
1st person plural reitum reittum reitim reittim
2nd person plural reitið reittuð reitið reittið
3rd person plural reita reittu reiti reitti
imperative present
2nd person singular reit, reiti
1st person plural reitum
2nd person plural reitið
Conjugation of reita — mediopassive (weak class 1)
infinitive reitask
present participle reitandisk
past participle reitzk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular reitumk reittumk reitumk reittumk
2nd person singular reitisk reittisk reitisk reittisk
3rd person singular reitisk reittisk reitisk reittisk
1st person plural reitumsk reittumsk reitimsk reittimsk
2nd person plural reitizk reittuzk reitizk reittizk
3rd person plural reitask reittusk reitisk reittisk
imperative present
2nd person singular reitsk, reitisk
1st person plural reitumsk
2nd person plural reitizk

Derived terms

  • reiting

Descendants

  • Icelandic: reita
  • Faroese: reita
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: reita, reite
  • Old Swedish: reta

Noun

reita m

  1. accusative plural of reitr
  2. genitive plural of reitr

Further reading

  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “reita”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
  • “reita” in Dictionary of Old Norse Prose (ONP) at University of Copenhagen