Etymology

Vbl. n. formed on ryd.

PGmc Ancestor

*ruð-

Proposed ON Etymon (OIcel representative)

ryðja 'to clear, make room'
(ONP ryðja (2) (vb.))

Other Scandinavian Reflexes

Far ryðja, Icel ryðja, Norw rydja, Dan rydde, Sw rödja, röja

OE Cognate

cp. āryddan 'to strip, plunder', geryddan 'to clear (land)', hryding (n.) ‘clearing, cleared land’

Phonological and morphological markers

Summary category

CCC5

Attestation

See ryd.

Occurrences in the Gersum Corpus

WA 2244

Bibliography

MED ridding(e (ger.), OED ridding (n.), Dance ryd, de Vries ryðja, Mag. ryðja, Bj-L. rydde, Orel *ruðjanan, AEW ā-ryddan (p. 265), DOE ā-ryddan, ā-rydran, EPNE *rȳd (etc.); (ge)ryd(d); *rydding; *ryden