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redda
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Icelandic
Etymology
Borrowed from Danish redde, from Middle Low German redden. Attested since the second half of the 19th century.
Pronunciation
Verb
redda (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative reddaði, supine reddað)
- (informal) to fix, to work something out [with dative]
- Geturðu reddað þessu?
- Can you work this out?
- Ég redda þessu sjálfur.
- I'll figure it out myself.
- Mamma ætlar að redda þessu.
- Mom is going to work something out.
- (informal) to provide, to obtain, to procure [with dative ‘for someone’ and dative ‘something’]
- Geturðu reddað mér bíl?
- Can you fix me up with a car?
Conjugation
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
Derived terms
- reddari
- reddast
- ætla að redda
- ætla að redda um
Further reading
- Icelandic Web of Science: Hvaðan kemur sögnin 'að redda' einhverju? (“Where does the verb redda come from?”)
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Italian
Verb
redda
- inflection of reddere:
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Verb
redda
- inflection of redde:
- simple past
- past participle
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Low German redden.
Pronunciation
Verb
redda (present tense reddar, past tense redda, past participle redda, passive infinitive reddast, present participle reddande, imperative redda/redd)
Synonyms
Related terms
References
- “redda” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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