riit

riit

Westrobothnian

Alternative forms

• räit

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rìːt], [rɛ̀ɪ̯ːt] (example of pronunciation)

  Rhymes: -ìːt

  (northern í-ý merger) Rhymes: -ìːt, -ỳːt

Etymology 1

From Old Norse, from Proto-Germanic *rihtijaną.

Verb

riit (preterite ritt or rait or ret or ritä, supine ritt or riti)

1. (transitive, with particle opp) to raise, erect, straighten up

   rit opp stanga

   straighten up the rod

2. (transitive) to reach, stretch forward, advance something

   Han ritt spjutä mot bjernom

   he stretched out the spear towards the bear

   räit äot häore djöni sainggdöro

   extend your head through the bed door (in bed-cabinet)

3. (transitive) to aim

   Han ritä byssä åt ’óm

   He aimed the gun at him

4. (intransitive) protrude, jut out

1. (intransitive) to tower, rise; of high, tall objects

   Hä rit nona högt ópp i värä tornä däna

   That tower rises fairly high up in the air.

Related terms

• rett
• ret
• rit

Etymology 2

Compare Old Norse reita.

Verb

riit

1. (intransitive) to irritate

Usage notes

Mostly used in phrases like hä rit åt ögom “it stings in my eyes” and riit oppi öga “be unnecessarily forthcoming, show openly”; also gɑ å riit “be inactive”.