redd noun¹. [rɛd] Scot. & north. L15.
[from REDD verb². Cf. RID noun.]
1. An act of clearing away, setting in order, etc.; a clearance, a tidying-up, a removal. L15.

2. Waste which is cleared away; rubbish, refuse. E16.

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redd noun². [rɛd] Orig. Scot. & north. M17.
[Origin unkn.]
1. The spawn of fish and frogs. Now rare. M17.

2. A spawning nest made in the bed of a river by a trout or salmon. E19.

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redd ppl adjective. [rɛd] Scot. & north. LME.
[from REDD verb².]
(Of a room, building, etc.) clean; in order, tidied up; (of land) cleared of growth, crops, etc.
void and redd Scots Law (of a property) cleared and ready for a new occupant.

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redd verb¹ trans. [rɛd] obsolete exc. Scot. Pa. t. & pple redd.
[Old English hreddan = Old Frisian hredda, Middle & mod. Dutch redden (whence Danish redde, Swedish rädda), Old High German, German retten save, deliver, from Germanic. Cf. REDD verb², RID verb¹.]
1. Save, rescue, free (a person). Foll. by from, out of. arch. OE.
b. Save from burning; put out (fire). LME-L19.

2. Free, clear, rid, (a person) of something. ME.

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redd verb² trans. [rɛd] Chiefly Scot. & north. Pa. t. & pple redd, redded. LME.
[Origin uncertain. Cf. REDD verb¹, RID verb¹.]
1. Clear (a space, way, etc.); remove (an obstruction or blockage); clean out. LME.

2. a. Settle, decide (a dispute, plea, etc.); put an end to (a quarrel or confusion). LME.
b. Part, separate (combatants). L15.

3. a. Arrange, put right, clear up (business, affairs, etc.). L15.
b. Disentangle, unravel, sort out. E16.

4. a. Put in order, tidy, clear up (a room, building, etc.); make neat or smart. Now usu. foll. by up. E16.
b. Comb, arrange (hair). E18.
c. Sort out, clear out, comb out. E19.

5. Remove from a place; clear away. M16.

Comb.:
redding-comb a comb for the hair; redding-stroke a blow received by a person trying to separate combatants.

■ redder noun a person who redds someone or something, spec. one who tries to separate combatants or settle a quarrel LME.

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