livrädd
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]liv (“life”) + rädd (“scared”)
Adjective
[edit]livrädd (not comparable)
- terrified, scared to death
- Jag var livrädd för monstret i filmen när jag var liten
- I was terrified of the monster in the movie as a child
Usage notes
[edit]Extremely frightened generally, not necessarily fearing for one's life.
Declension
[edit]| Inflection of livrädd | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | livrädd | — | — |
| Neuter singular | livrätt | — | — |
| Plural | livrädda | — | — |
| Masculine plural3 | livrädde | — | — |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | livrädde | — | — |
| All | livrädda | — | — |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||