hræddur

Icelandic

Etymology

past participle of hræða

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aitːʏr

Adjective

hræddur

1. scared, frightened

   Hann er hræddur við hann.

   He's scared of him.

2. afraid

   Ég er hræddur um ekki.

   I'm afraid not.

Inflection

    positive (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hræddur	hrædd	hrætt
accusative	hræddan	hrædda	hrætt
dative	hræddum	hræddri	hræddu
genitive	hrædds	hræddrar	hrædds
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hræddir	hræddar	hrædd
accusative	hrædda	hræddar	hrædd
dative	hræddum	hræddum	hræddum
genitive	hræddra	hræddra	hræddra

    positive (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hræddi	hrædda	hrædda
accusative	hrædda	hræddu	hrædda
dative	hrædda	hræddu	hrædda
genitive	hrædda	hræddu	hrædda
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hræddu	hræddu	hræddu
accusative	hræddu	hræddu	hræddu
dative	hræddu	hræddu	hræddu
genitive	hræddu	hræddu	hræddu

    comparative

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hræddari	hræddari	hræddara
accusative	hræddari	hræddari	hræddara
dative	hræddari	hræddari	hræddara
genitive	hræddari	hræddari	hræddara
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hræddari	hræddari	hræddari
accusative	hræddari	hræddari	hræddari
dative	hræddari	hræddari	hræddari
genitive	hræddari	hræddari	hræddari

    superlative (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hræddastur	hræddust	hræddast
accusative	hræddastan	hræddasta	hræddast
dative	hræddustum	hræddastri	hræddustu
genitive	hræddasts	hræddastrar	hræddasts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hræddastir	hræddastar	hræddust
accusative	hræddasta	hræddastar	hræddust
dative	hræddustum	hræddustum	hræddustum
genitive	hræddastra	hræddastra	hræddastra

    superlative (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hræddasti	hræddasta	hræddasta
accusative	hræddasta	hræddustu	hræddasta
dative	hræddasta	hræddustu	hræddasta
genitive	hræddasta	hræddustu	hræddasta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hræddustu	hræddustu	hræddustu
accusative	hræddustu	hræddustu	hræddustu
dative	hræddustu	hræddustu	hræddustu
genitive	hræddustu	hræddustu	hræddustu

Derived terms

• barnhræddur
• dauðhræddur
• draughræddur
• drulluhræddur
• eldhræddur
• flughræddur
• guðhræddur (“pious, devout, godly, religious”)
• hálfhræddur
• hundhræddur
• íhræddur
• íshræddur
• kipphræddur
• lífhræddur
• líkhræddur
• lofthræddur
• mannhræddur
• myrkhræddur
• ofsahræddur
• óhræddur (“unafraid”)
• sannguðhræddur
• síhræddur
• sjóhræddur
• sjónhræddur
• skíthræddur
• sótthræddur
• spéhræddur
• vatnshræddur
• veðurhræddur
• þjófhræddur