riddari
Old Norse
noun
Definitions
- knight, mounted warrior
- (chess) knight
Etymology
Derived from Middle Low German ridder (knight, rider).
Origin
Middle Low German
ridder
Gloss
knight, rider
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ritari Finnish
- Ritter German
- riddare Swedish
- serafimerriddare Swedish
- ridere Old English
- rīdan Old English
- ridder Danish
- drottningarriddari Icelandic
- kóngsriddari Icelandic
- riddarapeð Icelandic
- riddari Icelandic
- riddere Middle Dutch
- rîden Middle Dutch
- ritire Old Irish
- ridire Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- ridireach Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- ridireachd Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- riddari Faroese
- *rīdan gmw-pro
- ridder Middle Low German