E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Redgaunt’let.
The sobriquet of Fitz-Aldin, given him from the great slaughter which he made of the Southron, and his reluctance to admit them to quarter. The sobriquet was adopted by him as a surname, and transmitted to his posterity. A novel by Sir W. Scott. (See chap. viii.)
