hræða

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Verb

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hræða (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative hræddi, supine hrætt)

  1. to scare

Conjugation

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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

Verb

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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

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

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