ráða

Icelandic

/ˈrauːða/

verb-strong
Definitions
  • (with accusative) to employ, to hire
  • (with accusative) to solve
  • (with dative) to command, control, be in control of
  • (ditransitive) to advise (someone to do something)
  • (with dative) to decide

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse ráða inherited from Proto-Germanic *rēdaną (advise, counsel, decide) derived from Proto-Indo-European *Hreh₁dʰ- (arrange, perform successfully, count, succeed, think, reason).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*Hreh₁dʰ-

Gloss

arrange, perform successfully, count, succeed, think, reason

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

理

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