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fear (EN)
Nafnorð, sögn

Nafnorð “fear”

eintala fear, fleirtala fears eða óteljanlegt
  1. ótti
    She felt a wave of fear when the thunderstorm began.
  2. áhyggjur (um öryggi einhvers)
    She had a fear that her son might get lost on the school trip.

sögn “fear”

nafnháttur fear; hann fears; þátíð feared; lh. þt. feared; nhm. fearing
  1. óttast
    She fears speaking in public.
  2. óttast (að eitthvað slæmt hafi gerst eða gæti gerst)
    She feared that the storm would destroy their home.
  3. óttast (að eitthvað slæmt hafi gerst eða sé satt)
    I fear we might be too late to catch the last train.