räädd

Westrobothnian

Etymology

Derived from rädd (“afraid”), from Old Norse hræddr, past participle of hræða (“to frighten”). Compare mödd.

Verb

räädd (preterite räddä)

  1. (transitive) To frighten someone.
    Han räddä fógeln sä’n flaug sän väj
    He scared the bird so that it flew away.
  2. (reflexive, “rädd säg”) To become frightened.
    Han räddä säg. Ji räddä mäg
    He frightened himself. I scared myself.
    Vål int rädd mäg!
    Do not scare me!
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