rid

See also: riđ, rið, řiď, рід, and рид

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹɪd/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -ɪd

Etymology 1

Fusion of Middle English redden (“to deliver from, rid, clear”) (from Old English hreddan (“to deliver, rescue, free from, take away”), from Proto-Germanic *hradjaną (“to save, deliver”)) and Middle English ridden (“to clear away, remove obstructions”) (from Old English ġeryddan (“to clear land”), from Proto-Germanic *riudijaną (“to clear”), from Proto-Indo-European *rewdʰ- (“to clear land”). Akin to Old Frisian hredda (“to save”), Dutch redden (“to save, deliver”),German retten (“to save, deliver”), roden (“to clear”) and reuten (“to clear”), Old Norse ryðja (“to clear, empty”), Old Norse hrōðja (“to clear, strip”). More at redd.

Adjective

rid (not comparable) (not used attributively)

1. Released from an obligation, problem, etc. (usually followed by of).

   I’m glad to be rid of that stupid nickname.

Translations

released from

• French: débarrasser (fr)
• Malagasy: manafaka (mg), manala (mg)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Scottish Gaelic: cuidhteas

Verb

rid (third-person singular simple present rids, present participle ridding, simple past rid or ridded, past participle rid or ridded or ridden) (ridden is rare and nonstandard)

1. (transitive) To free (something) from a hindrance or annoyance.

   Synonyms: deliver, disencumber

   We're trying to rid the world of poverty.

   • 1170, King Henry II (offhand remark)

     Will no one rid me of this troublesome priest?

   • 2014, Jacob Steinberg, "Wigan shock Manchester City in FA Cup again to reach semi-finals", The Guardian, 9 March 2014:

     All the billions in the world and Manchester City still cannot rid themselves of the most persistent thorn in their side.

Derived terms

• get rid of

Translations

to free from a hindrance or annoyance

• Catalan: alliberar
• Dutch: kwijt (nl)
• Finnish: vapauttaa (fi), päästää (fi)
• Hungarian: megszabadít (hu)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: kvitte, fri (no), frigjøre (no)

  Nynorsk: kvitte

• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Portuguese: libertar (pt)
• Russian: избавля́ть (ru) impf (izbavljátʹ), изба́вить (ru) pf (izbávitʹ)
• Spanish: liberar (es)
• Ukrainian: звільняти (zvilʹnjaty)

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “rid”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Etymology 2

Verb

rid

1. (obsolete) simple past and past participle of ride
   • (Can we date this quote by William Makepeace Thackeray and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)

     He rid to the end of the village, where he alighted.

   • 1930, William Faulkner, As I Lay Dying, Library of America, 1985, p.67:

     "He would have rid that horse, too," pa says, "if I hadn't a stopped him. A durn spotted critter wilder than a catty-mount. A deliberate flouting of her and me."

Anagrams

• D.R.I., DRI, Dir., IDR, dir, dir.

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Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /riːd/, [ʁiðˀ]

Verb

rid

1. (deprecated template usage) imperative of ride

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Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

rid

1. (deprecated template usage) imperative of ride

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

rid

1. inflection of rida:
   1. present
   2. imperative

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Romanian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French ride.

Noun

rid n (plural riduri)

1. wrinkle, furrow, crease, line (on face)

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Swedish

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːd

Verb

rid

1. (deprecated template usage) imperative of rida.