Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

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

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Verb edit

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

  1. to scare

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Old Norse edit

Etymology edit

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

Verb edit

hræða (singular past indicative hræddi, plural past indicative hræddu, past participle hræddr)

  1. (transitive) to frighten
  2. (reflexive, with accusative) to be afraid of

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Descendants edit

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

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