redd

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   Scottish and northern English dialect, usually redd up: to put in order; tidy or clear

   Please redd the room up before the visitors arrive.

2. 2
   noun

   Scottish and northern English dialect: an act or instance of tidying or clearing

   The kitchen needs a quick redd before supper.

From late Middle English redden ('to clear, free, or put in order'), probably related to rid and also influenced by Old English geraedan ('to arrange, prepare'). The tidy sense survives chiefly in Scots and northern English, especially in the phrasal verb redd up.

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