riddare

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Lombardic rīdan (to wind, turn).

Verb

riddàre (first-person singular present rìddo, first-person singular past historic riddài, past participle riddàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to go round in circles

Conjugation

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse riddari, from Middle Low German ridder (rider, knight).

Noun

riddare c

  1. a knight (armored mounted warrior)
    Riddaren drog sitt svärd
    The knight drew his sword
    en riddare på sin springare
    a knight on his steed
  2. a knight (nobleman obligated to provide knight service)
    dubbas till riddare
    be dubbed a knight / be knighted (in a historical context – adlas is more common otherwise)
  3. a knight (of an order)

Declension

Declension of riddare
nominative genitive
singular indefinite riddare riddares
definite riddaren riddarens
plural indefinite riddare riddares
definite riddarna riddarnas

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