rud

Meaning

Noun

1. redness; blush
2. ruddle; red ochre

Verb

1. To become red; redden.
2. (obsolete) To make red.

Synonyms

river

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹʌd/

Etymology

From Middle English rudden, ruden, from Old English rudian (“to be ruddy”) (compare rudu (“redness”)), from Proto-Germanic *rudāną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rudʰéh₁ti, from *h₁rewdʰ- (“red”); cognate with Old Cornish rud and Old Irish rúad). (Compare red).