frukta

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• frukten

Noun

frukta m or f

1. definite feminine singular of frukt

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

frukta f

1. definite singular of frukt

Old Swedish

Alternative forms

• frokta, frykta

Etymology

From Middle Low German vruchten, from Old Saxon forhtian, from Proto-West Germanic *furhtijan, from Proto-Germanic *furhtijaną.

Verb

frukta

1. to fear

Conjugation

Conjugation of frukta (weak)

	present				past
infinitive	frukta				—
participle	fruktandi, -e				fruktaþer
active voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative		indicative	subjunctive
iæk	fruktar	frukti, -e	—		fruktaþi, -e	fruktaþi, -e
þū	fruktar	frukti, -e	frukta		fruktaþi, -e	fruktaþi, -e
han	fruktar	frukti, -e	—		fruktaþi, -e	fruktaþi, -e
vīr	fruktum, -om	fruktum, -om	fruktum, -om		fruktaþum, -om	fruktaþum, -om
īr	fruktin	fruktin	fruktin		fruktaþin	fruktaþin
þēr	frukta	fruktin	—		fruktaþu, -o	fruktaþin
mediopassive voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative		indicative	subjunctive
iæk	fruktas	fruktis, -es	—		fruktaþis, -es	fruktaþis, -es
þū	fruktas	fruktis, -es	—		fruktaþis, -es	fruktaþis, -es
han	fruktas	fruktis, -es	—		fruktaþis, -es	fruktaþis, -es
vīr	fruktums, -oms	fruktums, -oms	—		fruktaþums, -oms	fruktaþums, -oms
īr	fruktins	fruktins	—		fruktaþins	fruktaþins
þēr	fruktas	fruktins	—		fruktaþus, -os	fruktaþins

Descendants

• Swedish: frukta

References

• “frukta”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• frukta in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 1: A-L

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish frukta, frokta, frykta, from Middle Low German vruchten, from Old Saxon forhtian, from Proto-West Germanic *furhtijan.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Verb

frukta (present fruktar, preterite fruktade, supine fruktat, imperative frukta)

1. to fear, to dread, to be afraid

   Vi skola frukta och älska Gud

   We must fear and love God (Luther's Small Catechism)

Conjugation

Conjugation of frukta (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	frukta		fruktas
supine	fruktat		fruktats
imperative	frukta		—
imper. plural1	frukten		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	fruktar	fruktade	fruktas	fruktades
ind. plural1	frukta	fruktade	fruktas	fruktades
subjunctive2	frukte	fruktade	fruktes	fruktades
present participle		fruktande
past participle		fruktad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Synonyms

• rädas

Related terms

• frukta för
• fruktan
• fruktansvärd

Further reading

• “frukta”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)