What does hræddur in Icelandic mean?

What is the meaning of the word hræddur in Icelandic? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use hræddur in Icelandic.

The word hræddur in Icelandic means afraid, frightened. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word hræddur

afraid

adjective

Hún ráðlagði honum að fara á lögreglustöðina en hann var hræddur við að fara.
She advised him to go to the police station, but he was afraid to.

frightened

adjective (afraid, suffering from fear)

Ég skil ekki hvers vegna fólk er hrætt við nýjar hugmyndir. Ég er hræddur við þær gömlu.
I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones.

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Er ég hræddur viđ örlitla yfirvinnu?
Am I scared of a little overtime?
Pabbi minn hræddi mömmu mína áđur en ég fæddist og ég hef aldrei veriđ hræddur síđan.
My mother was frightened by my father before I was born and I've been frightened ever since.
Ég er hræddur um ađ ūér hafi mistekist, vinur.
I'm afraid it will hurt, buddy.
ūađ var bara eitt bréf... og ég er hræddur um ađ ūađ sé horfiđ.
There's only one letter and I'm afraid that's vanished.
Kúlađi Craig, viđ hvađ ertu hræddur?
Cool Craig, what are you afraid of?
Ekki vera hræddur
Don' t be afraid
Viđ hvađ ertu svona hræddur?
What you so nervous about?
Hræddur?
Afraid?
Og ég var hræddur.
And I was scared.
Ég er hræddur.
I'm scared.
Nei, ég er ekki hræddur.
No, I'm not afraid.
Þá var ég hræddur
I was in fear at the time
Víst var ég hræddur.
Sure I was.
Ertu ekki hræddur um ađ Ūetta sé eitthvađ " fullorđins " efni?
Aren't you worried that that might be something " adult-themed "?
Ertu hræddur viđ beljur?
Are you afraid of cows?
Ūú ert bara hræddur.
You're just scared.
Ekki ertu hræddur viđ ađ stökkva ađ nķttu?
You're not worried about jumping at night, are you?
Ég er hræddur, eins og öll náungi minn Íslendingar, er hann hluti af a Savage.
I am afraid, like all my fellow countrymen, he is a bit of a savage.
Hann varđ aftur hræddur.
Hess just scared again.
Hann fór að horfa á veðurofsann og varð hræddur.
He looked at the windstorm and became afraid.
Bull. ūú ert ekki hræddur viđ neinn mann.
Bullshit. You ain't afraid of no man.
Páll postuli minntist á þennan atburð og sagði við kristna menn í Korintu: „Ég er hræddur um, að eins og höggormurinn tældi Evu með flærð sinni, svo kunni og hugsanir yðar að spillast.“
The apostle Paul, though, referred to this incident and warned Corinthian Christians, “I am afraid that somehow, as the serpent seduced Eve by its cunning, your minds might be corrupted.”
Ein af hans eigin uppfinningum, er ég hræddur um.
One of his own compositions, I'm afraid.
Er hann hræddur viđ ūig?
What, he's afraid of you?
Rabbit, og hafði enga ástæðu til að vera hræddur við það.
Rabbit, and had no reason to be afraid of it.

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