rid [rɪd]
vb rids, ridding, rid, ridded (tr)
1. (foll by of) to relieve or deliver from something disagreeable or undesirable; make free (of) to rid a house of mice
get rid of to relieve or free oneself of (something or someone unpleasant or undesirable)
[C13 (meaning: to clear land): from Old Norse rythja; related to Old High German riutan to clear land]
ridder n