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ræður Icelandic Etymology 1 From is non -rǿðr. Underwent an apophony (substitution of one root vowel for another) from the suffix is -rað in is hundrað hundrað a hundred.Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon. Page 785 of the Íslensk orðsifjabók (Book of Icelandic Etymology). Publisher: Stofnun Árna Magnússonar á Íslandi (Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies), first print 1989 (978-9979-654-01-8) Compare the Icelandic is hundrað, Latin la ratiō reason, calculation, la reor to reckon, calculate; to think, deem, judge and la ratus established, authoritative; fixed, certain. Alternative forms dated, archaic is -rœður, is -rœðr Suffix is suffix feminine -ræð neuter -rætt comparative -ræðari superlative -ræðastur of age, height or depth is átta<t:eight> áttræður<t:eighty years old> of height or depth is tólf<t:twelve> tólfræður Usage notes Compound adjectives referring to someone's age or by some unit (of measurement) are composed of either is -tugur (20-70s, 90s archaic/obsolete) or is -ræður (80s-100s, 70s archaic/obsolete). The adjective is tólfræður is only used to refer to something by a unit, not a person by age. Derived terms is is of age, height or depth áttræður hálfáttræður hálfníræður hálftíræður níræður tíræður is of height or depth tólfræður Related terms is -ræði is ræðinn is -ræðni Etymology 2 Compare is ræða to speak, to talk, to discuss. Alternative forms dated, archaic is -rœður, is -rœðr Suffix is suffix feminine -ræð neuter -rætt comparative -ræðari superlative -ræðastur used in compounds; spoken of Derived terms is fjölræður much spoken of References