hræða

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Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

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Descendants

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

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