livrädd

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Swedish

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Etymology

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liv (life) +‎ rädd (scared)

Adjective

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livrädd (not comparable)

  1. terrified, scared to death
    Jag var livrädd för monstret i filmen när jag var liten
    I was terrified of the monster in the movie as a child

Usage notes

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Extremely frightened generally, not necessarily fearing for one's life.

Declension

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Inflection of livrädd
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular livrädd
Neuter singular livrätt
Plural livrädda
Masculine plural3 livrädde
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 livrädde
All livrädda
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

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