From frygt (“fear”) + -som (“-some”). After German furchtsam.
frygtsom (neuter frygtsomt, plural and definite singular attributive frygtsomme)
positive | comparative | superlative | |
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indefinite common singular | frygtsom | frygtsommere | frygtsomst2 |
indefinite neuter singular | frygtsomt | frygtsommere | frygtsomst2 |
plural | frygtsomme | frygtsommere | frygtsomst2 |
definite attributive1 | frygtsomme | frygtsommere | frygtsomste |
1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.