rigga

rigga

Faroese

Etymology

Probably from English to rig in the 19th century and gradually widened in its meaning.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrɪɡːa]

Verb

rigga (third person singular past indicative riggaði, third person plural past indicative riggað, supine riggað)

1. to rig
   • rigga til

     to rig

   • rigga skip til

     make a ship ready for sea

   • rigga seg til
     1. equip oneself, to make preparations
     2. make oneself smart, smarten, spruce oneself up
   • rigga av
     1. prepare the ship for the home journey
     2. tidy up after a workday
2. rigga væl
   1. to fit
      • kjólin riggar væl uppi á henni

        the dress fits her perfectly

   2. look handsome, look well
      • bæði rigga tey væl

        they both look handsome

   3. things run smoothly
      • hetta riggar óføra væl

        this works extremely well

3. to function
   • fáa e-t at rigga

     to make something function

   • motorurin riggar

     the engine functions

Conjugation

Conjugation of rigga (group v-30)
infinitive	rigga
supine	riggað
participle (a6)1	riggandi	riggaður
	present	past
first singular	riggi	riggaði
second singular	riggar	riggaði
third singular	riggar	riggaði
plural	rigga	riggaðu
	imperative
singular	rigga!
plural	riggið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

References

• Anfinnur í Skála, Jonhard Mikkelsen: Føroysk-ensk orðabók. Faroese-English Dictionary. Vestmanna: Sprotin 2007. ("rigga", p. 1303)
• Tórður Jóansson: English loanwords in Faroese. Tórshavn: Fannir 1997. (p. 148f.)

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• rigget

Verb

rigga

1. inflection of rigge:
   1. simple past
   2. past participle

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Swedish

Verb

rigga (present riggar, preterite riggade, supine riggat, imperative rigga)

1. to set up, such as a trap
2. to set up; prepare; make something ready for use, by temporary or impromptu means
3. to rig (a ship), to set up the rigging on a sailing vessel
4. (slang, reflexive) to dress
   • 1970, Povel Ramel, Jag diggar dej

     du riggar dej flott, det diggar jag hot

     you dress stylishly, I like that a lot

Conjugation

Conjugation of rigga (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	rigga		riggas
Supine	riggat		riggats
Imperative	rigga		—
Imper. plural1	riggen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	riggar	riggade	riggas	riggades
Ind. plural1	rigga	riggade	riggas	riggades
Subjunctive2	rigge	riggade	rigges	riggades
	Participles
Present participle	riggande
Past participle	riggad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• rigg
• riggning