ondrædan

Old English

Alternative forms

• ādrǣdan, drǣdan

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *andarādan. Equivalent to and- +‎ rǣdan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /onˈdræː.dɑn/

Verb

ondrǣdan

1. to be scared (+accusative or genitive of something) (often with a dative reflexive pronoun)

   Ondrǣtst þū þē þīestra?

   Are you afraid of the dark?

   Hwæs lā ondrǣtst þū þē swā swīðe, Godes wrace?

   What are you so afraid of, God's wrath?

   • c. 995, Ælfric, Extracts on Grammar in English

     Sē þe him ondrǣtt, sumes þinges hē him ondrǣtt.

     If you're scared, you're scared of something.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ondrǣdan (strong class 7)

infinitive	ondrǣdan	ondrǣdenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ondrǣde	ondrēd, ondreord, ondrǣdde
second person singular	ondrǣtst, ondrǣdest	ondrēde, ondreorde, ondrǣddest
third person singular	ondrǣtt, ondrǣt, ondrǣdeþ	ondrēd, ondreord, ondrǣdde
plural	ondrǣdaþ	ondrēdon, ondreordon, ondrǣddon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ondrǣde	ondrēde, ondreorde, ondrǣdde
plural	ondrǣden	ondrēden, ondreorden, ondrǣdden
imperative
singular	ondrǣd
plural	ondrǣdaþ
participle	present	past
	ondrǣdende	ondrǣden, ondrǣded

Derived terms

• oþ dēaþ ondrǣdan

Descendants

• Middle English: adreden, dreden
  • English: adread, dread
  • Scots: dreid, dreed