redde

See also: reddé, and -redde

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German redden, from Proto-Germanic *hradjaną, cognate with German retten.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reðə/, [ˈʁæðð̩]
• Homophone: rede

Verb

redde (past tense reddede, past participle reddet)

1. to save

Conjugation

Inflection of redde

	present	past
simple	redder	reddede
perfect	har reddet	havde reddet
passive	reddes	reddedes
participle	reddende	reddet
imperative	red	—
infinitive	redde	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	redden	—

Derived terms

• redder
• redning

Descendants

• Icelandic: redda

References

• “redde” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

redde

1. inflection of redden:
   1. singular past indicative
   2. (dated or formal) singular past/present subjunctive

Anagrams

• derde

Italian

Verb

redde

1. third-person singular present indicative of reddere

Latin

Verb

redde

1. second-person singular present active imperative of reddō

Middle English

Verb

redde

1. Alternative form of redden

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Adjective

redde

1. definite singular of redd
2. plural of redd

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German redden.

Verb

redde (imperative redd, present tense redder, passive reddes, simple past and past participle redda or reddet, present participle reddende)

1. to rescue, save

Derived terms

• livreddende
• redning

References

• “redde” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

redde (present tense reddar, past tense redda, past participle redda, passive infinitive reddast, present participle reddande, imperative redde/redd)

1. Alternative form of redda

Adjective

redde

1. definite singular of redd
2. plural of redd

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German retten, Dutch redden, English redd, Swedish rädda.

Verb

redde

1. to rescue, to save

Swedish

Verb

redde

1. past indicative of reda