rædde

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Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Danish ræthæ, from Old Norse hræða.

Pronunciation

Verb

rædde (imperative ræd, infinitive at rædde, present tense rædder, past tense ræddede, perfect tense ræddet)

  1. (archaic) to scare, frighten, terrify
    Synonym: skræmme.

Etymology 2

From Old Danish ræthjæ, from Old Norse hreðjar. Compare Icelandic hreðjar

Noun

rædde c (singular definite rædden, plural indefinite rædder)

  1. (obsolete, dialect) testicles and scrotum
    Coordinate terms: testikel, nosse, pung, klunke
Declension
Declension of rædde
common
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative rædde rædden rædder rædderne
genitive ræddes ræddens rædders ræddernes

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

rædde

(non-standard since 1917)

  1. definite singular of rædd
  2. plural of rædd

Old English

Pronunciation

Verb

rǣdde

  1. inflection of rǣdan:
    1. first/third-person singular preterite indicative
    2. singular preterite subjunctive