hræða

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hræða, from Proto-Germanic *hrēdijaną, related to *hradjaną (to loosen, set free).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈr̥aiːða/
    Rhymes: -aiːða

Verb

hræða (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative hræddi, supine hrætt)

  1. to scare

Conjugation

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hrēdijaną, related to *hradjaną (to loosen, set free).

Verb

hræða (singular past indicative hræddi, plural past indicative hræddu, past participle hræddr)

  1. (transitive) to frighten
  2. (reflexive, with accusative) to be afraid of

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • hræðiliga (dreadfully, fearfully)
  • hræðiligr (dreadful, fearful)
  • hræðinn (timid)
  • hræddr (afraid)
  • hræzla (dread, fear)

Descendants

  • Danish: ræd
  • Faroese: ræða
  • Icelandic: hræða
  • Norwegian Bokmål: redd
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: reddast
  • Old Swedish: ræþa

References

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