redd
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Fusion of Middle English redden (“to save, rescue, deliver, rid, free, clear”), from Old English hreddan (“to save, deliver, recover, rescue”), from Proto-Germanic *hradjaną and Middle English reden (“to clean up, clear”), from Old English ġerǣdan (“to put in order, arrange, prepare”), from Proto-Germanic *garaidijaną (“to arrange”). More at rid, ready.
Alternative forms edit
Verb edit
redd (third-person singular simple present redds, present participle redding, simple past and past participle redd or redded)
- (obsolete) To free from entanglement.
- (obsolete) To free from embarrassment.
- (Scotland and Northern England) To fix boundaries.
- (Scotland and Northern England) To comb hair.
- (Scotland and Northern England) To separate combatants.
- (Scotland and Northern England) To settle, usually a quarrel.
- (Scotland and Northern England) To tidy up, clear away.
Derived terms edit
References edit
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “redd”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Etymology 2 edit
From Middle English, from Old Norse ryðja, Middle Low German, compare Dutch redden. In modern use probably actually a back-formation from ready.
Alternative forms edit
Verb edit
redd (third-person singular simple present redds, present participle redding, simple past and past participle redded)
- (transitive, Pennsylvania) To clean, tidy up, to put in order.
- I've got to redd up the place before your mother gets back.
References edit
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “redd”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Etymology 3 edit
Origin obscure, possibly from the act of the fish scooping, clearing out a spawning place, see redd above.
Noun edit
redd (plural redds)
- A spawning nest made by a fish.
- 2007, Michael Klesius, Fishes' Riches, National Geographic (March 2007), 32,
- A female chinook salmon digs her redd, or nest, prior to spawning in Oregon's John Day River.
- 2007, Michael Klesius, Fishes' Riches, National Geographic (March 2007), 32,
Etymology 4 edit
From the archaic verb rede or read.
Verb edit
redd
- simple past and past participle of rede
- (obsolete) simple past and past participle of read
- The Works of John Knox, 1841
- Verrelie that which I have heard and redd in the woorde of God
- The Works of John Knox, 1841
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse hræddr, from hræða (“frighten”).
Adjective edit
redd (neuter singular redd, definite singular and plural redde, comparative reddere, indefinite superlative reddest, definite superlative reddeste)
Antonyms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
redd
- imperative of redde
References edit
- “redd” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse hræddr, from hræða (“frighten”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
redd (indefinite singular redd, definite singular and plural redde, comparative reddare, indefinite superlative reddast, definite superlative reddaste)
- frightened; afraid
- careful with; worried about
Synonyms edit
Antonyms edit
Related terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
redd
- imperative of redda
References edit
- “redd” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Scots edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English redden, from Old English hreddan, from Proto-West Germanic *hraddjan, from Proto-Germanic *hradjaną.
Verb edit
redd (third-person singular simple present redds, present participle reddin, simple past redd, past participle redd)
Swedish edit
Noun edit
redd c
Declension edit
Declension of redd | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | redd | redden | redder | redderna |
Genitive | redds | reddens | redders | reddernas |
Participle edit
redd
- past participle of reda
References edit
- redd in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- Redd in Wessely's Swedish-English Dictionary (c. 1880s)