ondrædan
Old English
Etymology
From West Germanic *andarādan. Cognate with Old Frisian ondrēda, Old Saxon andrādan, Old Dutch andrādan, Old High German intrātan. Etymologically equivalent to on- + rǣdan, but reanalyzed as *on-drǣdan rather than *ond-rǣdan during the prehistory of Old English.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /onˈdræː.dɑn/
Verb
ondrǣdan
- to be scared (+accusative or genitive of something) (often with a dative reflexive pronoun)
- Ondrǣtst þū þē þīestra?
- Are you afraid of the dark?
Conjugation
Conjugation of ondrǣdan (strong class 7)
| infinitive | ondrǣdan | ondrǣdenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | ondrǣde | ondrēd, ondreord, ondrǣdde |
| 2nd-person singular | ondrǣtst, ondrǣdest | ondrēde, ondreorde, ondrǣddest |
| 3rd-person singular | ondrǣtt, ondrǣt, ondrǣdeþ | ondrēd, ondreord, ondrǣdde |
| plural | ondrǣdaþ | ondrēdon, ondreordon, ondrǣddon |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| singular | ondrǣde | ondrēde, ondreorde, ondrǣdde |
| plural | ondrǣden | ondrēden, ondreorden, ondrǣdden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | ondrǣd | |
| plural | ondrǣdaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| ondrǣdende | ondrǣden, ondrǣded | |
Descendants
- Middle English: adreden, dreden
- English: adread, dread
- Scots: drede, dreid