"redsel" meaning in Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

IPA: /ˈrɛtsəl/, /ˈrɛdsəl/ Audio: Nb-redsel.ogg Forms: redselen [definite, singular], redsler [indefinite, plural], redslene [definite, plural]
Rhymes: -əl Etymology: From Old Norse hræzla (“dread, fear”), from hræða (“to frighten, be afraid of”) (with the suffix -sla), from Proto-Germanic *hrēdijaną. Etymology templates: {{inh|nb|non|hræzla||dread, fear}} Old Norse hræzla (“dread, fear”), {{m|non|hræða||to frighten, be afraid of}} hræða (“to frighten, be afraid of”), {{m|non|-sla}} -sla, {{inh|nb|gem-pro|*hrēdijaną}} Proto-Germanic *hrēdijaną Head templates: {{head|nb|noun|definite singular|redselen|indefinite plural|redsler|definite plural|redslene|g=m}} redsel m (definite singular redselen, indefinite plural redsler, definite plural redslene)
  1. (uncountable) fear, dread; horror (a strong, uncontrollable, unpleasant emotion or feeling caused by actual or perceived danger or threat) Tags: masculine, uncountable Categories (topical): Emotions, Fear Synonyms: forferdelse, gru, skrekk
    Sense id: en-redsel-nb-noun-SY6TChrU Disambiguation of Emotions: 55 45 Disambiguation of Fear: 53 47
  2. (countable) a fear, dread; horror (a sense of fear induced by something or someone) Tags: countable, masculine Categories (topical): Emotions, Fear Synonyms: gru, grufullhet
    Sense id: en-redsel-nb-noun-wEp~WcYd Disambiguation of Emotions: 55 45 Disambiguation of Fear: 53 47

Inflected forms

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