"redd" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɹɛd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-redd.wav [US] Forms: redds [plural]
Etymology: Origin obscure, possibly from the act of the fish scooping, clearing out a spawning place, see redd above. Head templates: {{en-noun}} redd (plural redds)
  1. A spawning nest made by a fish. Tags: dialectal, obsolete
    Sense id: en-redd-en-noun-WNE~dTJM
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

IPA: /ɹɛd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-redd.wav [US] Forms: redds [present, singular, third-person], redding [participle, present], redd [participle, past], redd [past], redded [participle, past], redded [past], red [alternative]
Etymology: Fusion of Middle English reden (“to clean up, to clear”) and redden (“to save, rescue, deliver, rid, free, clear”). The former is from Old English ġerǣdan (“to put in order, arrange, prepare”), from Proto-West Germanic *garaidijan, from Proto-Germanic *garaidijaną (“to arrange”); the latter, from Old English hreddan (“to save, deliver, recover, rescue”), from Proto-West Germanic *hraddjan, from Proto-Germanic *hradjaną. More at rid and ready. The Scottish and Northern English senses (especially 3.5 “tidy up, clear away”) are likely from Old Norse ryðja (“to clear, free, empty”), from Proto-Germanic *rudjaną, having conflated with the native word reden (see above); if so, that would make them related to Danish and Norwegian Bokmål rydde (“to clear, tidy”). The Pennsylvania (Dutch English) sense is from Middle Low German redden, cognate with Dutch redden (“to save, rescue”), both ultimately also from Proto-Germanic *hradjaną (“to loosen, set free, save”). The meaning is clearly historically conflated and related to the native English word, however their exact origin and relationship are unclear. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|reden||to clean up, to clear}} Middle English reden (“to clean up, to clear”), {{inh|en|ang|ġerǣdan||to put in order, arrange, prepare}} Old English ġerǣdan (“to put in order, arrange, prepare”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*garaidijan}} Proto-West Germanic *garaidijan, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*garaidijaną||to arrange}} Proto-Germanic *garaidijaną (“to arrange”), {{inh|en|ang|hreddan||to save, deliver, recover, rescue}} Old English hreddan (“to save, deliver, recover, rescue”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*hraddjan}} Proto-West Germanic *hraddjan, {{der|en|gem-pro|*hradjaną}} Proto-Germanic *hradjaną, {{der|en|non|ryðja||to clear, free, empty}} Old Norse ryðja (“to clear, free, empty”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*rudjaną}} Proto-Germanic *rudjaną, {{lg|conflate}} conflate, {{cog|da,nb|rydde||to clear, tidy}} Danish and Norwegian Bokmål rydde (“to clear, tidy”), {{der|en|gml|redden}} Middle Low German redden, {{cog|nl|redden||to save, rescue}} Dutch redden (“to save, rescue”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*hradjaną||to loosen, set free, save}} Proto-Germanic *hradjaną (“to loosen, set free, save”), {{unc|en|unclear}} unclear Head templates: {{en-verb|~s|~ing|~,~ed}} redd (third-person singular simple present redds, present participle redding, simple past and past participle redd or redded), {{tlb|en|obsolete|or|dialectal}} (obsolete or dialectal)
  1. To free from entanglement. Tags: dialectal, obsolete
    Sense id: en-redd-en-verb-u~Wj5rMi
  2. To free from embarrassment. Tags: dialectal, obsolete
    Sense id: en-redd-en-verb-kERpmAMC
  3. (Scotland and Northern England)
    To fix boundaries.
    Tags: Northern-England, Scotland, dialectal, obsolete
    Sense id: en-redd-en-verb-7gtnmGJH Categories (other): Northern England English, Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 5 4 18 15 18 14 15 5 2 1 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 8 8 14 13 14 13 16 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 2 2 2 13 12 13 11 12 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 1 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 2 2 16 14 16 13 13 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1
  4. (Scotland and Northern England)
    To comb hair.
    Tags: Northern-England, Scotland, dialectal, obsolete
    Sense id: en-redd-en-verb-LD5DXyJ4 Categories (other): Northern England English, Scottish English, Hair, English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 5 4 18 15 18 14 15 5 2 1 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 8 8 14 13 14 13 16 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 2 2 2 13 12 13 11 12 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 1 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 2 2 16 14 16 13 13 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1
  5. (Scotland and Northern England)
    To separate combatants.
    Tags: Northern-England, Scotland, dialectal, obsolete
    Sense id: en-redd-en-verb-x97xcJFN Categories (other): Northern England English, Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 5 4 18 15 18 14 15 5 2 1 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 8 8 14 13 14 13 16 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 2 2 2 13 12 13 11 12 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 1 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 2 2 16 14 16 13 13 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1
  6. (Scotland and Northern England)
    To settle, usually a quarrel.
    Tags: Northern-England, Scotland, dialectal, obsolete
    Sense id: en-redd-en-verb-bS3e4Rk3 Categories (other): Northern England English, Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 5 4 18 15 18 14 15 5 2 1 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 8 8 14 13 14 13 16 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 2 2 2 13 12 13 11 12 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 1 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 2 2 16 14 16 13 13 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1
  7. (Scotland and Northern England)
    To tidy up, clear away.
    Tags: Northern-England, Scotland, dialectal, obsolete
    Sense id: en-redd-en-verb-TnTUHf0- Categories (other): Northern England English, Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 5 4 18 15 18 14 15 5 2 1 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 8 8 14 13 14 13 16 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 2 2 2 13 12 13 11 12 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 1 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 2 2 16 14 16 13 13 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1
  8. (Pennsylvania) To clean, tidy up, to put in order. Tags: Pennsylvania, dialectal, obsolete
    Sense id: en-redd-en-verb-D6bo-gQY Categories (other): Pennsylvania English, English links with manual fragments Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 8 8 14 13 14 13 16 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: outredd, outred, redd up
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ɹɛd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-redd.wav [US]
Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} redd
  1. simple past and past participle of rede Tags: dialectal, form-of, obsolete, participle, past Form of: rede
    Sense id: en-redd-en-verb-iLr40sTm
  2. (obsolete) simple past and past participle of read Tags: dialectal, form-of, obsolete, participle, past Form of: read
    Sense id: en-redd-en-verb-RHo-jxqS
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "To free from entanglement."
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          "_dis": "8 8 14 13 14 13 16 14",
          "kind": "other",
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          "name": "Hair",
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        "To separate combatants."
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        "(Scotland and Northern England)",
        "To tidy up, clear away."
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          "text": "I've got to redd the place before your mother gets back.",
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