ridder
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English ridder, rydder, from Old English hridder (“sieve”) (also as Old English hriddel > English riddle (“sieve”)), from Proto-West Germanic *hrīdrā, from Proto-Germanic *hrīdrą, *hrīdrǭ (“sieve”), from Proto-Indo-European *krey- (“to divide; part; separate; sift”). Cognate with German Reiter (“sieve”).
Noun
ridder (plural ridders)
- (now chiefly dialectal) a sieve
Etymology 2
From Middle English riddren, from Old English hridrian, from Proto-Germanic *hrīdrōną (“to sieve; sift”), from the noun. See above.
Verb
ridder (third-person singular simple present ridders, present participle riddering, simple past and past participle riddered)
- (transitive) to sieve; sift; riddle
Etymology 3
rid + -er
Noun
ridder (plural ridders)
- One who, or that which, rids.
Anagrams
- drider
Danish
Etymology
From Middle Low German ridder (“rider, knight”), from Middle Dutch riddere, a Flemish variant of rîdere, from rîden (“to ride”) + -er. It was used to translate Old French chevalier (“knight”). The Dutch word was also borrowed to German Ritter, Old Norse riddari, and Swedish riddare.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʁiðˀɐ]
Noun
ridder c (singular definite ridderen, plural indefinite riddere)
- (historical) knight (a medieval horseman)
- knight (a person on whom a knighthood has been conferred by a monarch)
- (historical) knight (a member of the equestrian order in Ancient Rome)
Inflection
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | ridder | ridderen | riddere | ridderne |
| genitive | ridders | ridderens | ridderes | riddernes |
Derived terms
- ridderlig ("chivalrous")
- ridderskab ("knighthood")
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrɪdər/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: rid‧der
- Rhymes: -ɪdər
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch riddere, a variant form of ridere, from Old Dutch *rīdere, from rīdan + -ere (equivalent to modern rijder).
Noun
ridder m (plural ridders, diminutive riddertje n)
- A knight.
- (obsolete) One of certain butterflies of the family Papilionidae.
- (obsolete) In particular, the swallowtail, Papilio machaon.
- A champion. (Can we verify(+) this sense?)
Derived terms
- anaalridder
- anusridder
- hospitaalridder
- kruisridder
- moraalridder
- orderidder
- ridderkapel
- ridderlijk
- ridderorde
- ridderschap
- riddertijd
- ridderroman
- riddervaan
- ridderspoor
- ridderzwaard
- rijksridder
- roofridder
- tempelridder
- Vliesridder
- zwaanridder
Related terms
- ruiter
Descendants
- Afrikaans: ridder
Verb
ridder
- first-person singular present indicative of ridderen
- imperative of ridderen
Middle Low German
Etymology
Alteration of the verb rider. Cognate with Dutch ridder and German Ritter (“knight”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rɪdːər/
Noun
ridder m (older plural riddere, younger/regional plural ridders)
- a knight, an armored professional soldier usually employing a horse
- a rider, someone who rides (regularly or professionally)
Related terms
- rider (someone who rides)
- riden
Descendants
- Danish: ridder
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Middle Low German ridder (“rider, knight”), from Middle Dutch riddere, a Flemish variant of rîdere, from rîden (“to ride”) + -er. It was used to translate Old French chevalier (“knight”). The Dutch word was also borrowed to German Ritter, Old Norse riddari, and Swedish riddare.
Noun
ridder m (definite singular ridderen, indefinite plural riddere, definite plural ridderne)
- a knight
Derived terms
- ridderspore
References
- “ridder” in The Bokmål Dictionary.