rædde

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Danish ræthæ, from Old Norse hræða.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈrɐ̤ðə]

Verb

rædde (imperative ræd, infinitive at rædde, present tense rædder, past tense ræddede, perfect tense ræddet)

  1. (archaic) to scare, frighten, terrify
    Synonym: skræmme.

Etymology 2

From Old Danish ræthjæ, from Old Norse hreðjar. Compare Icelandic hreðjar

Noun

rædde c (singular definite rædden, plural indefinite rædder)

  1. (obsolete, dialect) testicles and scrotum
    Coordinate terms: testikel, nosse, pung, klunke
Declension
Declension of rædde
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative rædde rædden rædder rædderne
genitive ræddes ræddens rædders ræddernes

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

rædde

(non-standard since 1917)

  1. definite singular of rædd
  2. plural of rædd

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈræːd.de/

Verb

rǣdde

  1. inflection of rǣdan:
    1. first/third-person singular preterite indicative
    2. singular preterite subjunctive
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