redde

Redde is a verb in Norwegian meaning to save or rescue someone from danger. It is used in contexts ranging from everyday safety to formal emergency responses, including saving a person or an animal, or ensuring someone’s safety in a risky situation. The term appears in various manual and advisory language, such as warnings, instructions, and reports about rescue operations.

Grammatical notes: In Norwegian, redde is conjugated in the present tense as redder, for example, "han redder katten" (he saves the cat). The simple past tense is reddet, and the perfect tense is formed with har reddet, as in "hun har reddet mennesket." The infinitive form is å redde. Variants and cognates occur in related Scandinavian languages, where similar verbs convey the same core meaning of saving or rescuing.

Etymology and cognates: Redde derives from Old Norse and related Germanic roots associated with making safe or protecting from danger. It has cognates in neighboring languages that express rescue or safety, with modern Norwegian and Danish forms that closely reflect the same concept.

Usage context: The word commonly appears in safety and emergency domains, such as firefighting, medical aid, search and rescue, and personal or community safety advisories. It also appears in idiomatic expressions related to preventing harm or safeguarding someone from risk.

See also: redning (rescue), redningsarbeid (rescue work), safety and emergency terminology in Norwegian.