Rid

Webster's Condensed Dictionary- A Condensed Dictionary of the English Language · 1909 · p. 509

rid, v. [rid or ridded; ridding.] To free, de- liver, clear, disencumber. [AS. hreddan, prob. fr. hreedh, quick.] — To get rid of. To free one's self from.— Rid'dance, n. Act of ridding or freeing; deliverance; a clearing up or out; state of being rid or free; freedom; escape. Ridden. See Ride.