redd

English

verb
Definitions
  • (obsolete) To free from entanglement.
  • (obsolete) To free from embarrassment.
  • (Scotland) To fix boundaries.
  • (Scotland) To comb hair.
  • (Scotland) To separate combatants.
  • (Scotland) To settle, usually a quarrel.

Etymology

Derived from Middle English redden (rid, clear, save, deliver from, free, rescue, deliver) derived from Old English hreddan (rescue, deliver, recover, save, free from, take away) derived from Proto-Germanic *hradjaną (save, rescue, loosen, deliver, set free) derived from Middle English reden (clear, clean up) derived from Old English ġerǣdan (arrange, assist, prepare, dispose, provide for, put in order, order, harness) derived from Proto-Germanic *garaidijaną (arrange, set in order, prepare, put in order).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*garaidijaną

Gloss

arrange, set in order, prepare, put in order

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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