roden.
to clear (a forest)
Meaning & usage
to clear (a forest)
to make arable
Where this word comes from
From northern Middle High German roten, roden and Middle Low German rōden, from Proto-Germanic *rudōną, which is related to *raupijaną (“to rip out, pluck”), *reufaną (“to tear”). Cognate with Dutch rooien. Also akin to English rid, Danish rydde. The variant rotten (still in ausrotten) shows a more southern phonetical development. However, most Upper German dialects used the verb reuten, from Old High German riutan, which is related but not identical with the former.
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