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Old English · verb

drædan

Normalised drǣdan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class VII
IPA
/ˈdræː.dɑn/
Syllables
ˈdræː · dɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
dreaddreed

Meaning

  1. to dread, fear

Conjugation

Conjugation of drædan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular drǣdedrēddreord
2nd singular drǣtstdrēdedreorde
3rd singular drǣttdrǣtdrēddreord
Plural drǣdaþdrēdondreordon
Subjunctive
Singular drǣdedrēdedreorde
Plural drǣdendrēdendreorden
Non-finite forms of drædan
Form
Infinitive drǣdan
Inflected infinitive drǣdenne
Imperative singular drǣd
Imperative plural drǣdaþ
Present participle drǣdende
Past participle drǣdenġedrǣden

All forms (19)

Etymology

Reduction of ondrǣdan, from Proto-West Germanic *andarādan.

Descendants

dread, dreed

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