[C13 (meaning: to clear land): from Old Norserythja; related to Old High Germanriutanto clear land] ˈriddern Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014 ...
‘Riddance’ is an obsolete word, but in Early Modern English it was a regular and useful word, meaning deliverance from something or getting rid of something. If the word were still in use we would be talking about throwing out the garbage as a riddance or selling our old car as a rid...