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Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *andarādan. Equivalent to and- + rǣdan.
Pronunciation
Verb
ondrǣdan
- 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?
- c. 995, Ælfric, Extracts on Grammar in English
Sē þe him ondrǣtt, sumes þinges hē him ondrǣtt.- If you're scared, you're scared of something.
- late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
...he sende Agustinum ⁊ ōðre moniġe munecas mid hine Drihten ondrēdende bodian Godes word Ongolþēode.- ...he sent Augustine and many other God-fearing monks to preach God's word to the people of England.
Conjugation
| infinitive
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ondrǣdan
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ondrǣdenne
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| indicative mood
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present tense
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past tense
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| first person singular
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ondrǣde
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ondrēd, ondreord, ondrǣdde
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| second person singular
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ondrǣtst, ondrǣdest
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ondrēde, ondreorde, ondrǣddest
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| third person singular
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ondrǣtt, ondrǣt, ondrǣdeþ
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ondrēd, ondreord, ondrǣdde
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| plural
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ondrǣdaþ
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ondrēdon, ondreordon, ondrǣddon
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| subjunctive
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present tense
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past tense
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| singular
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ondrǣde
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ondrēde, ondreorde, ondrǣdde
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| plural
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ondrǣden
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ondrēden, ondreorden, ondrǣdden
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| imperative
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| singular
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ondrǣd
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| plural
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ondrǣdaþ
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| participle
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present
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past
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ondrǣdende
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ondrǣden, ondrǣded
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Derived terms
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