ondrædan

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Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *andarādan. Equivalent to and- +‎ rǣdan.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ondrǣdan

  1. 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.
    • late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
      ...he sende Agustinum ⁊ ōðre moniġe munecas mid hine Drihten ondrēdende bodian Godes word Ongolþēode.
      ...he sent Augustine and many other God-fearing monks to preach God's word to the people of England.

Conjugation

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Conjugation of ondrǣdan (strong class 7)
infinitive ondrǣdan ondrǣdenne
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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Descendants

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  • Middle English: adreden, dreden
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