hreddan

== Old English == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *hraddjan, from Proto-Germanic *hradjaną (“to save, rescue”). Akin to Old Frisian hredda, Old High German *retten (German retten). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈxred.dɑn/, [ˈr̥ed.dɑn] === Verb === hreddan (transitive) to save, rescue c. 995, Ælfric, Homilies, "On the Holy Day of Pentecost" to deliver, free; take away to recover ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== āhreddan ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: redden, redde, reddenn (Ormulum)English: redd, red; ridScots: redd, redYola: red