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ridning

Pronunciation: /ˈriːd.nɪŋ/

“ridning” is a Norwegian Bokmål word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. riding, horseback riding; the act of sitting on a horse or other riding animal and controlling its movement
  2. equestrianism; the sport or disciplined practice of riding

Etymology

From ride (“to ride”) + -ning (“action/result-forming noun suffix”), from the longer infinitive form ride (“to ride”) of ri (“to ride”). The base verb is inherited from Old Norse ríða (“to ride”), from Proto-Germanic *rīdaną (“to ride”), from Proto-Indo-European *Hreydʰ- (“to set in motion, ride”), likely a suffixed form of *h₃reyH- (“to move, churn”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk ridning, Danish…

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