ondrædan

Old English

Alternative forms

  • ādrǣdan, drǣdan

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *andarādan. Equivalent to and- + rǣdan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /onˈdræː.dɑn/

Verb

ondrǣdan

  1. to be scared (+accusative or genitive of something) (often with a dative reflexive pronoun)
    Ondrǣtst þū þē þīestra?
    Are you afraid of the dark?
    Hwæs lā ondrǣtst þū þē swā swīðe, Godes wrace?
    What are you so afraid of, God's wrath?

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Descendants

  • Middle English: adreden, dreden
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