hræddr

Old Norse

Etymology

Past participle of hræða (“to frighten”).

Adjective

hræddr

1. afraid

Descendants

• Danish: ræd
• Faroese: ræddur
• Icelandic: hræddur
• → Middle English: rad, raadd, radde, rade, redde
  • Scots: rad, radd, red, redd, rede
• Norwegian: redd
• Swedish: rädd