ondrædan
Old English
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editEtymology
editFrom Proto-West Germanic *andarādan. Equivalent to and- + rǣdan.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editondrǣdan
- 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
editConjugation of ondrǣdan (strong class 7)
infinitive | ondrǣdan | ondrǣdenne |
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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
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