riden

riden

See also: Riden

Danish

Noun

riden c

1. definite singular of ride

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈriːdən/

Verb

riden

1. to ride (on a horse or vehicle)
2. to travel
3. to suffer (a disease)
4. (figuratively, of land) to be flooded from time to time (up and down, as if on a horse)
5. (of an animal) to copulate, to have sexual intercourse

Inflection

Strong class 1
Infinitive	riden
3rd sg. past	rêet
3rd pl. past	rēden
Past participle	gerēden
Infinitive	riden
In genitive	ridens
In dative	ridene
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	ride	rêet
2nd singular	rijts, rides	rēets, rēdes
3rd singular	rijt, ridet	rêet
1st plural	riden	rēden
2nd plural	rijt, ridet	rēet, rēdet
3rd plural	riden	rēden
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	ride	rēde
2nd singular	rijts, rides	rēdes
3rd singular	ride	rēde
1st plural	riden	rēden
2nd plural	rijt, ridet	rēdet
3rd plural	riden	rēden
Imperative	Present
Singular	rijt, ride
Plural	rijt, ridet
	Present	Past
Participle	ridende	gerēden

Descendants

• Dutch: rijden
• Limburgish: rieje

Further reading

• “riden (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “riden (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I

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Middle English

Alternative forms

• (Early ME) ridæn, ridan
• ryden, rydyn, ride, ryde

Etymology

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

Cognates include Middle Dutch riden, Middle Low German riden, and Old Swedish rīþa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈriːdən/

Verb

riden

1. To ride on a mount; to move on an animal:
   • p. 1154, “AD 1137”, in Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (MS. Laud Misc. 636, continuation), Peterborough, folio 89, verso; republished at Oxford: Digital Bodleian, 8 February 2018:

     Gif tƿa men oþer ·iii· coman ridend to an tun · al þe tunſcipe flugæn foꝛ heom. ƿenden ð hi ƿæron ræuereſ.

     If two or three men came riding into a town, the whole town ran away from them, concluding that they were robbers.

   • 1387–1400, [Geoffrey] Chaucer, “The [Clerkys] Tale [of Oxenford]”, in The Tales of Caunt́burẏ (Hengwrt Chaucer; Peniarth Manuscript 392D), Aberystwyth, Ceredigion: National Library of Wales, published c. 1400–1410], OCLC 14061358, folio 184, verso, lines 783-784:

     Toward Saluces / shapyng hir iourney / ffro day to day / they ryden in hir wey […]

     Towards Saluzzo they make their journey, / From day to day they ride on their way […]

   1. To ride to war; to utilise cavalry:
      1. To lead or command on horseback; to serve at the head of a host.
      2. To pillage or loot while on horseback; to maraud or raid.
   2. To ride towards, on, or through a specific location.
   3. To joust or tilt; to participate in jousting.
   4. To ride in a parade; to march on horseback.
   5. To adventure on horseback.
2. To use a vehicle or transport method other than a mount:
   1. To leave; to journey or go on a trip.
   2. To ride in a wheeled vehicle or a palanquin.
   3. To voyage or travel by water; to be on a vessel.
3. (vulgar) To mount or mate; to undergo coitus with.
   • 1387–1400, [Geoffrey] Chaucer, “The Nonnes Preestes Tale of the Cok / and Hen / Chaũtecler ⁊ Ꝑtelote”, in The Tales of Caunt́burẏ (Hengwrt Chaucer; Peniarth Manuscript 392D), Aberystwyth, Ceredigion: National Library of Wales, published c. 1400–1410], OCLC 14061358, folio 103, verso, lines 3168-3169:

     Womman is mannes ioye and al his blys / ffoꝛ whan I feele a nyght youre softe syde / al be it þᵗ I may nat on yow ryde / ffoꝛ þᵗ oure ꝑche is maad so narwe allas […]

     "Womankind is man's joy and all of his bliss". / As when I feel at night your soft side / Despite the fact that I can't on you ride / because our perch is made so narrow […]

4. (of a vessel) To float; to set sail or move.
5. (rare, Late Middle English) To move, to slide towards.
6. (rare, Late Middle English) To sit on a stool or beam; to mount something as if it was a horse.
7. (rare, Late Middle English) To remain, to dwell.
8. (rare, Late Middle English) To undergo execution.

Conjugation

Conjugation of riden (strong class 1)

infinitive	(to) riden, ride
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	ride	rod
2nd-person singular	ridest	rode, ride, rede, rod
3rd-person singular	rideth	rod
subjunctive singular	ride	rode1, ride1, rede1
imperative singular		—
plural2	riden, ride	roden, rode, riden, ride, reden, rede
imperative plural	rideth, ride	—
participles	ridynge, ridende	(y)riden, (y)ride, (y)reden, (y)rede

¹Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
²Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Related terms

• overriden
• ridership
• ryder
• rydyng

Descendants

• English: ride
• Scots: ride, ryde

References

• “rīden, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-09.

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Middle Low German

Etymology

From Old Saxon rīdan (“to ride”), from Proto-West Germanic *rīdan, from Proto-Germanic *rīdaną.

Cognate with English ride, Dutch rijden and German reiten.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /riːðən/

Verb

rîden

1. to ride

Conjugation

Conjugation of riden as a class 1 strong verb

Plain Infinitive	rîden
Full Infinitive (Gerund)	tô rîdene or tô rîdende
Verbal Noun	rîden or rîdent
Participles			Imperatives
Present	rîdende		2nd Person Singular	rît
Past	gerēden		2nd Person Plural	rîdet
	Indicative		Subjunctive
	Present	Preterite	Present	Preterite
1st Person Singular	rîde	rêt	rîde	rēde
2nd Person Singular	rîdest or rîtst	rēdest	rîdest	rēdest
3rd Person Singular	rîdet or rît	rêt	rîdet	rēde
Plural	rîden (rîdet?)	rēden	rîden	rēden

Related terms

• rider (someone who rides)
• ridder (knight)

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Swedish

Verb

riden

1. past participle of rida.