ridan

ridan

1. genitive singular of rita

ridan

1. (Early Middle English) alternative form of riden

From Proto-West Germanic *rīdan, from Proto-Germanic *rīdaną.

rīdan

1. to ride

• Middle Dutch: riden
  • Dutch: rijden
  • Limburgish: rieje

• “rīdan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

From Proto-West Germanic *rīdan, from Proto-Germanic *rīdaną.

• IPA^(key): /ˈriː.dɑn/

rīdan

1. to ride

   Sē ridda rād on horse.

   The knight rode on horseback.

   • The Fonthill Letter

     Wihtbord rād mid mē, and Beorhthelm rād þæder mid Æðelme.

     Wihtbord rode with me, and Byrhthelm rode there with Æthelm.

   • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

     ⁊ þǣre ilcan dæġe rād Æþelmund ealdormann of Hwiċċum ofer æt Cynemǣresford. Ðā ġemette hine Wīhstān ealdormann mid Wilsǣtum, ⁊ þǣr wæs myċel ġefeoht, ⁊ þǣr bēġen ofsleġene wurdan þā ealdormenn, ⁊ Wilsǣte naman siġe.

     And on that same day Alderman Aethelmund rode from Hwicce to Kempsford. There he encountered Alderman Wihstan, who was with men of Wiltshire. And there was a great battle, and both aldermen were slain, and the men of Wiltshire won a victory.

• berīdan
• rād
• ridda

• Middle English: riden
  • English: ride

From Proto-West Germanic *wrīþan, from Proto-Germanic *wrīþaną.

rīdan

1. to wind, turn

• Middle High German: rīden
  • German: reiden (dialectal)
• → Italian: riddare

From Proto-West Germanic *rīdan, from Proto-Germanic *rīdaną.

rīdan

1. to ride

• Middle Low German: rîden
  • Low German: rieden