REDD

Etymology

Proper noun

Redd

A surname.

Etymology 1

Verb

redd (third-person singular simple present redds, present participle redding, simple past and past participle redded or redd)

(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.

Etymology 2

Verb

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.

Etymology 3

Origin obscure, possibly from the act of the fish scooping, clearing out a spawning place, see redd above.

Noun

redd (plural redds)

A spawning nest made by a fish.

Etymology 4

Verb

redd

simple past tense and past participle of rede

(obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of read

Source: Wiktionary



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