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redden.

to save, rescue

6 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈrɛ.də(n)/
  1. to save, rescue

    transitive
    Hij wist zich ternauwernood uit het brandende wrak te redden.
  2. to manage, cope, be fine

    reflexive
    Maak je geen zorgen, ik red me wel.
    Redden jullie je wel of heb je hulp nodig?
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch redden, from Old Dutch *redden, from Proto-West Germanic *hraddjan, from Proto-Germanic *hradjaną. Equivalent to rad (“quick”) + -en (“deadjectival”) and shows the effect of historical umlaut.

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