rädsla
Swedish
noun
Definitions
- (uncountable) fear, dread
- (countable) a fear; a phobia, a sense of fear induced by something or someone.
Etymology
Inherited from Old Swedish rædsla suffix from Swedish rädd (scare).
Origin
Swedish
rädd
Gloss
scare
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- rädd Swedish
- hræða Old Norse
- ræddes Danish
- rædsel Danish
- rædselsslagen Danish
- hræða Icelandic
- hræðsla Icelandic
- rædsla Old Swedish
- rǣdder, rædder Old Swedish
- ræzæl, ræzlæ Old Danish