verb/ʁi.de/
to wrinkle; to ripple
“Le vent ridait la surface du lac.” — The wind made ripples into the lake's surface.
Inherited from Middle French rider, from Old French rider (“to wrinkle”), from Old High German rīdan, wrīdan (“to turn; twist; wind; wring; wind up; wrench”), from Proto-West Germanic *wrīþan (“to turn, twist”). Cognate with German reiden (“to turn; tie up; lace”). More at writhe.