hræzla

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From hræða (“to scare”) +‎ -sla.

Noun

hræzla f (genitive hræzlu)

  1. dread, fear
    Synonym: ótti

Declension

Declension of hræzla (weak ōn-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hræzla hræzlan hræzlur hræzlurnar
accusative hræzlu hræzluna hræzlur hræzlurnar
dative hræzlu hræzlunni hræzlum hræzlunum
genitive hræzlu hræzlunnar hræzla hræzlanna

Derived terms

  • hræzlufullr (“in great fear”)
  • hræzlugœði (“timidity”)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: hræðsla
  • Norwegian Bokmål: redsel
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: redsle
  • Swedish: rädsla

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “hræzla”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 212; also available at the Internet Archive
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