# ráða
## Faroese
### Etymology

From Old Norse ráða, from Proto-Germanic *rēdaną.

### Pronunciation

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### Verb

ráða (third person singular past indicative raddi, third person plural past indicative raddu, supine rátt)
* to advise
* to decide

#### Conjugation
## Icelandic
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈrauːða/, [ˈrɑu̯ːð̠˕ä]
    Rhymes: -auːða, -a

### Etymology 1

From Old Norse ráða, from Proto-Germanic *rēdaną, from Proto-Indo-European *Hreh₁dʰ- (“reason, count”). Cognate with English read, Low German raden, Dutch raden, German raten, Swedish råda, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌳𐌰𐌽 (garēdan). The Indo-European root is also the source of Ancient Greek ἀριθμός (arithmós), Old Irish immrádim, Old Church Slavonic радити (raditi).

#### Verb

ráða (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative réð, third-person plural past indicative réðu, supine ráðið)
* to employ, to hire [with accusative]
    Hún ræður alltaf vini sína.She always employs her friends.
    Ég mætti bara brosandi og ég var ráðinn á staðnum.I just showed up smiling and I was hired on the spot.
* to solve [with accusative]
    Geturðu ráðið þessar gátur?Can you solve these riddles?
* to read [with accusative]
    Hann réð rúnirnar.He read the runes
* to command, control, be in control of [with dative]
    Hver ræður hér í raun og veru?Who is really in charge here?
* to advise [with dative ‘someone’, along with accusative ‘something’ or að (+ infinitive) ‘to do something’]
    Afi minn réð mér alltaf heilt.My grandfather always gave me good advice.
* to decide [with dative]
    Ég læt þig ráða.I'll let you decide.

##### Derived terms

* ráðast
* það verður að ráðast (“it will have to take its course”)

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

ráða
* indefinite genitive plural of ráð

## Old Norse
### Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *rēdaną, from Proto-Indo-European *Hreh₁dʰ-.

### Verb

ráða (singular past indicative réð, plural past indicative réðu, past participle ráðinn)
* to advise, to counsel [with dative ‘someone’, along with accusative ‘something’ or infinitive ‘to do something’]
* to consult about, discuss [with dative]
* to devise, plan [with dative]
* to agree on [with dative]
    réðu þeir þat þá með sérthey settled this among themselves
* to fix, resolve [with accusative]
    hefi áðr ráðit brúðlaup mittI have fixed my wedding day
* to hire, take into service [with accusative]
    bóndi sagði húsfreyju, at hann hafði Hrapp ráðit með sérthe partisan told his wife that he had taken Hrapp into his company
* to rule (over), govern [with dative]
    Einarr jarl réð þá OrkneyjumEarl Einarr ruled the Orkneys
* to rule, command, have one's way with, prevail, decide, settle [with dative]
* to have, possess, be master of, enjoy [with dative]
* to explain, read, interpret [with dative]
* to read and understand (e.g. runes) [with accusative]

#### Alternative forms

* ᚱᛅᚦᛅ (raþa) — infinitive, Runic form
* ᚱᛅᚦᚱ (raþr) — second/third singular present indicative, Runic form
* ᚱᛁᚦ (riþ), ᚱᛆᛁᚦ (raiþ) — first/third singular past indicative, Runic form
* ᚱᛅᚦᛁ (raþi), ᚱᚮᚦᛁ (roþi) — third singular present subjunctive, Runic form
* ᚱᛅᚦ (raþ) — second singular imperative, Runic form

#### Descendants

* Icelandic: ráða
* Faroese: ráða
* Norwegian Nynorsk: rå, råda
* Old Swedish: rāþa
** Swedish: råda
* Danish: råde
** Norwegian Bokmål: råde, rå

### Further reading

* Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “ráða”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 330; also available at the [https://archive.org/stream/concisedictionar001857
* page/330 Internet Archive]