frede

See also: Frede

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse friða, from Proto-Germanic *friþōną, cognate with Swedish freda, German frieden, Dutch vreden.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /freːðə/, [ˈfʁ̥æðð̩]

Verb

frede (imperative fred, infinitive at frede, present tense freder, past tense fredede, perfect tense har fredet)

1. to protect, preserve (by law)
2. to spare

Conjugation

Inflection of frede

	present	past
simple	freder	fredede
perfect	har fredet	havde fredet
passive	fredes	frededes
participle	fredende	fredet
imperative	fred	—
infinitive	frede	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	freden	—

References

• “frede” in Den Danske Ordbog

Middle English

Verb

frede

1. Alternative form of freden

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse friða.

Verb

frede (imperative fred, present tense freder, passive fredes, simple past and past participle freda or fredet, present participle fredende)

1. to protect, preserve (by law)

References

• “frede” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• freda

Etymology

From Old Norse friða.

Verb

frede (present tense fredar, past tense freda, past participle freda, passive infinitive fredast, present participle fredande, imperative frede/fred)

1. to protect, preserve (by law)

References

• “frede” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English afraid.

Adjective

frede

1. afraid
2. fearsome, terrifying
3. ugly

   Synonym: takru

Verb

frede

1. (stative) to fear
2. to frighten

Noun

frede

1. fear