ridire
Irish (Donegal)
noun
Definitions
- (nobility) knight
- man of property
Etymology
Inherited from Old Irish ritire (rider, knight) derived from Old English ridere (horseman).
Origin
Old English
ridere
Gloss
horseman
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ridere Old English
- rīdan Old English
- ridireacht Irish
- ridiriúil Irish
- ritire Old Irish
- ridire Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- ridireach Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- ridireachd Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic