rädas

See also: radas, raedas, and rådas

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse hræðast, passive of Old Norse hræða.

Verb

rädas (present räds, preterite räddes, supine rädits, imperative räds)

1. (deponent) fear, dread

Conjugation

Conjugation of rädas (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	—		rädas
supine	—		rädits
imperative	—		räds
imper. plural1	—		rädens
	present	past	present	past
indicative	—	—	räds, rädes	räddes
ind. plural1	—	—	rädas	räddes
subjunctive2	—	—	rädes	räddes
present participle		rädandes
past participle		—

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Synonyms

• frukta

Derived terms

• rädd
• rädas för
• räddhåga
• räddhågad
• räddhågsen
• räddhågsenhet
• rädsla

Further reading

• rädas in Svensk ordbok.