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Webster 1913 Edition


Ridder

Rid′der

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Noun.
One who, or that which, rids.

Definition 2024


ridder

ridder

English

Noun

ridder (plural ridders)

  1. One who, or that which, rids.

Danish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ridər/, [ˈʁiðˀɐ]

Noun

ridder c (singular definite ridderen, plural indefinite riddere)

  1. knight

Inflection

Derived terms


Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɪdər/

Etymology

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)

  1. knight

Derived terms

Verb

ridder

  1. first-person singular present indicative of ridderen
  2. imperative of ridderen

Middle Low German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rɪdːər/

Etymology

Alteration of Middle Low German rider. From riden (to ride), from Proto-Germanic *rīdaną. Cognate with Dutch ridder and German Ritter (knight).

Noun

ridder m (earlier plural riddere, later plural ridders)

  1. a knight, an armored professional soldier usually employing a horse
  2. a rider, someone who rides (regularly or professionally)

Descendants

  • Danish: ridder

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