rud1
/rʌd/(also roud, rudd) Now rare (archaic and English regional in later use)
noun
Red colour, especially of the complexion or lips; redness; ruddiness. rare after 16th cent.
Origin
Old English; earliest use found in The Aldhelm Glosses. Cognate with Old Icelandic roði, Norwegian rode, Swedish regional rudi, ruda, roda from an ablaut variant (zero-grade) of the Indo-European base of red. Compare later red.
rud2
/rʌd/Scottish and English regional (northern )
noun
The spawn of a frog or toad (also toad rud).
Origin
Late 15th century (in an earlier sense). Origin uncertain; apparently related to (later) redd although the relationship between the forms is difficult to account for. Compare rodding.
rud3
/rʌd/verb
1 [with object] To make red or ruddy; to redden. Usually in pass. Chiefly archaic and English regional ( northern ) in later use.
2 [with object] Chiefly English regional ( northern ). In sheep farming: to mark (a sheep) with ruddle.
Origin
Old English (in an earlier sense). From rud. Compare ruddy and red.