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Words of Fear and Trembling · 266 headwords

Each word with its meanings, its forms, and the lines it stands in.

aa

Ah once

ÅåÅ

Likely a transcription artifact for the interjection 'Aa!' ('Ah!'); glossed per the English translation.

aabenbar

manifest; the open; disclosed 4 times

aabenbar, Aabenbare, Aabenhare

adjective, common gender, singular; noun, neuter, singular, used substantively; adjective, neuter, singular, substantivized

Likely a misprint for 'det Aabenbare' (the open/manifest).

absurd

absurd 18 times

Absurde, absurdt

adjective, neuter, singular; adjective, neuter, singular, definite, used substantively; adjective, neuter, singular, substantivized

'Det Absurde' is Kierkegaard's technical term 'the Absurd' — the paradox that faith affirms beyond reason, not mere 'ridiculousness.'

absurde

of the absurd; absurd twice

Absurdes, Absurde

adjective, genitive, neuter, singular; adjective, neuter, singular

Genitive of "det Absurde" (the absurd); the implied noun is the "Bevægelse" (movement) mentioned just before.

Agnete

Agnes; Agnete; Agneses 43 times

Agnete, Agneter, Agnetes

proper noun; noun, common gender, plural; proper noun, genitive

Agnes's name used generically here for 'girls like her.'

ak

Alas 3 times

Ak

angest

the anguish once

ÅAngesten

Printing artifact for 'Angesten' (archaic spelling of angsten, 'the anguish').

apparte

special once

apparte

'apparte' (from French) means 'special, particular' — an archaic Danish usage.

argumentum

argument once

arqumentam

Printer's misprint for Latin 'argumentum'; 'argumentum ad hominem' = an argument aimed at feeling/character rather than the point at issue.

auch

too; also 4 times

auch, Auch

This footnote quotes a German source, not Danish — but the parenthetical attribution to "Hebbel's diary" is unsupported and almost certainly wrong: Friedrich Hebbel (1813-1863) had no published Sämtliche Werke or diary edition in 1843 when Frygt og Bæven was written (his collected works and diaries were both published posthumously, decades later). The "Cfr. Sämtliche W. 30 B. p. 293" citation in s173 more plausibly points to a work like Jean Paul's Sämmtliche Werke, which existed in dozens of volumes by 1843. Drop the specific attribution rather than assert an unverifiable source.

Seen once or twice

aaben

open twice

aabenbare

disclose; discloses twice

aabenbart

plainly once

aabenhjertet

frank once

aandedrag

breath once

Aandedrag

breath once

Aarhundrede

centuries twice

aarhundrede

centuries once

aartusind

thousand years once

Aartusinde

millennia once

aarvaagen

vigilant once

aber

but once

absolvo

I had completed once

abstrakt

abstractly; abstract twice

Abstraktion

abstraction once

Absurditet

absurdity once

ac

as once

accent

the accent once

Achilleus

Achilles once

adelig

noble once

adhibeo

given once

adle

ennobles once

adlyde

obeys once

adoptere

adopt once

Adskillelse

separation once

adsplitte

scattered twice

adsprede

dispel once

advare

warns twice

afbryde

break off once

afføde

begotten once

afgive

affords once

afgjort

settled once

afgjørende

decisive twice

Afgrund

the abyss's once

afgudsdyrker

idolater once

afholde

refrain; keeps twice

afhænde

peddle once

aflokke

coaxes out once

afløse

succeeded once

Afmagt

powerlessness once

afmagt

powerlessness; impotence twice

afmægtig

powerless twice

afrunde

rounds off once

afsende

sent off once

afsides

remote once

afsige

passed once

Afsindighed

madness once

afskrækkende

deterrent once

afsky

loathing once

afskyelig

abominable once

Afstand

distance; the distance twice

afsted

away twice

afstedkomme

bring about once

aftale

appointed once

Aften

evening; the evening twice

aften

evening twice

aftenstund

the evening hour once

afvise

dismiss once

Agerhøne

the partridge once

Agt

intention once

agte

intend once

Agtelse

respect once

ahne

ancestors once

akt

act; Act twice

Aladdin

Aladdin once

alarm

the alarm once

alderdom

old age twice

alderstegen

advanced in years once

aliqui

some once

aliquis

some once

all

all; of all twice

allehaande

all sorts of once

allerlatterligste

most ridiculous once

allermindst

least of all once

allermindste

very least once

allernærmest

nearest once

allevegne

everywhere once

alliance

alliance once

almagt

omnipotence once

Almægtig

Almighty's; Almighty twice

altfor

all too once

alting

all things once

altsom

As once

Alverden

the world's once

Alvidenhed

omniscience once

alvorligt

more earnestly once

Amor

Amor once

Analogi

analogies once

analogiam fidei

of faith once

anbefale

recommends once

Anden

others; else twice

andet

other once

Andet

different; more twice

Andre

others once

anerkjende

acknowledging once

angaae

concerning once

angående

concerning once

angerløs

free of guilt once

angivne

indicated once

animadverto

I found once

anklagende

accusing once

anledning

the occasion; occasion twice

Anliggende

matter once

anlægge

laid once

annamme

received once

annullere

annuls once

anprise

commend once

Ansigt

face once

ansigt

face once

anskuelse

view once

anstå

befits once

anstrenge

strain once

Anstrengelse

efforts once

ansvar

responsibility twice

antænde

kindled; lit twice

anvendelse

application once

anviise

referred once

anvise

assigned twice

apostat

apostate once

Apostel

apostle once

apostel

apostle once

appetit

appetite once

Arbeide

work; labor twice

arbejde

labors; work twice

Argument

argument once

argumentation

argumentation once

Aristophanes

Aristophanes twice

ark

the ark once

arm

the arm once

art

kind once

arving

heir once

Assistentshusforvalter

pawnshop manager once

Atmen

breathing once

attraa

desire once

attraae

craving once

Auction

auction once

auctoritas

authority once

augurer

the augurs once

Ausdruck

expressions once

Auspiciis

auspices once

Ausverkauf

clearance sale once

autem

moreover once

Autopsi

autopsy once

åbenbare

discloses twice

åbenbarelse

disclosure; manifestness twice

åbenbart

plainly once

ågvyev

(Greek) once

åndelig

spiritual once

åndsstyrke

strength of spirit once

år

year once

Årarat

Ararat once

åre

the vein once

årtusind

Thousands of years once

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Every word of the text, parsed: its headword, its form and its meaning in the line. Source text: public domain (Søren Kierkegaard, d. 1855; first published 1843, under the pseudonym Johannes de silentio).
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