ondrædan
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *andarādan. Equivalent to and- + rǣdan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /onˈdræː.dɑn/
Verb
ondrǣdan
- 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.
- Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
- Ēac sē hālga bisċop ġesēah ġelōme þā awyrigedan deoflu mid mislīcum gedwymorum. Hē nāteshwōn ne ondrēd heora deofellīcan hīw, ne hē næs bepǣht ðurh heora lēasungum.
- Moreover, the holy bishop often saw the accursed devils with various phantoms. He did not fear their devilish forms, nor was he deceived by their deceptions.
Conjugation
Conjugation of ondrǣdan (strong, class VII)
| 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 | |