rädd
See also: rådd
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish rǣdder, from the past participle of Old Swedish Old Swedish rǣþa (“to frighten”), from Old Norse hræða (past participle hræddr), from Proto-Germanic *hrēdijaną.
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Usage notes
- The neuter form, though considered correct, is extremely rarely used.
Declension
Inflection of rädd | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | rädd | räddare | räddast |
Neuter singular | rätt | räddare | räddast |
Plural | rädda | räddare | räddast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | rädde | räddare | räddaste |
All | rädda | räddare | räddaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. |
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