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Words of Fear and Trembling · 307 headwords

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

Baderin

bathhouse-keeper once

Baderin

An old German term for a female bathhouse attendant, a humble trade.

bb

bb once

bb

OCR-corrupted fragment; untranslatable as it stands, and left as-is in the translation too.

berøre

touch; touched 3 times

berøre, berørt

verb, present, indicative, active, plural; verb, present, indicative, active, plural (archaic plural form); verb, past, participle, singular

bi

by once

bi

'staae...bi' (modern 'stå bi') is a fixed phrase meaning 'to assist, stand by.'

blive

become; becomes; became 269 times

bliver, blive, blev, bleven, bleve, blevet, Bliver, hlive and 2 more

auxiliary verb, present, indicative, active; auxiliary verb, past, indicative, active; verb, active, infinitive

Archaic past participle of blive ('become'); modern Danish uses blevet.

blond

blonde once

blonde

The sentence breaks off after "blonde" (elided "Haar," hair) — the dash marks Kierkegaard's interrupted comic reveal, resolved in the rest of this segment.

Brud

bride; the bride 4 times

Brud, Bruden

noun, common gender, singular; noun, common gender, singular, definite

A predicate noun without an article — stod Brud literally 'stood bride' means 'stood as a bride.'

Seen once or twice

baal

the fire once

Baal

the pyre once

Baand

bond once

bag

behind twice

bagvendt

back-to-front once

balletmester

ballet-master once

Ballotation

ballot once

Band

volume once

bande

swear once

bange

afraid once

bar

bare once

bare

just once

barm

bosom once

Barm

bosom once

Barndom

childhood once

barnlig

childlike once

Bauer

peasant once

Bäuerin

peasant woman once

Båtmwoiwv

(Greek) once

bedaare

bewitching; beguile twice

bedaget

aged once

bedåre

delude once

Bedrager

deceiver once

Bedrift

enterprise once

Been

leg once

befale

commanded once

befaling

command once

befindes

is found once

Befippethed

bewilderment once

begavet

gifted once

Begeistring

inspiration once

begjære

desire once

begjæring

craving once

Begjæring

desire once

begrave

bury once

begreb

of the concept once

begrændsende

sets the limit once

begunstigelse

favor once

Begyndelse

the beginning twice

behagelighed

agreeableness once

behandling

treatment once

beherske

mastered once

behjertet

stout-hearted once

behjælpelig

helpful twice

beile

woos once

bekendt

familiar once

Bekjendtskab

the acquaintance once

bekvem

convenient once

bekymret

troubled once

bekymring

concern once

Bekymring

concern once

beleilig

opportune once

belevenhed

urbanity once

bellen

bark once

belyse

illuminate twice

belønne

rewarded; rewards twice

bemyndige

authorized once

bemyndigelse

authorization once

Bemyndigelse

authorization once

bemægtige

master once

Bemærkning

remark twice

Ben

legs once

benaade

favored once

benaadet

favored one twice

beqvemt

comfortably; conveniently twice

beraabe

appeals once

beråbe

appeal once

Beredskab

readiness once

Beregning

calculation; calculations twice

berettigelse

justification twice

beroe

rests; depends twice

berolige

reassures once

Beroligelse

reassurance once

beruset

intoxicated once

berømme

in praise once

berømmelig

renowned once

berømt

famous twice

Berøring

point of contact once

berøring

contact once

beseire

vanquishes once

Besiddelse

possession twice

Besidden

possessing twice

Beskaffenhed

character; nature twice

besked

anything; knowledge twice

beskeden

modest; modestly twice

beskreven

described twice

beskub

luck once

beskytte

protects once

beskæmmelse

disgrace once

Beslag

seal once

Beslutning

resolve twice

beslægtet

akin once

besnærelse

entanglements; snare twice

Bestemmethed

determination once

bestemthed

certainty once

bestyrke

support once

besvære

burdened; trouble twice

besværge

conjure once

besværlighed

difficulty once

besætte

possessed twice

besøge

visits once

besørge

produces once

Betragtning

view twice

betro

entrusted once

betroe

entrusts twice

Betrübnis

grief once

betrygge

secured once

betryggende

reassuring once

betrygget

secured once

betræde

treads once

betyde

signifies; means twice

Betydning

the significance once

betydningsfuld

momentous; more significant twice

betynge

weighed down once

betænkelig

questionable once

Betænkning

consideration once

beundret

admired once

Beundring

admiration once

beundringsværdig

admirable once

bevidst

conscious twice

bevidstheds-akt

act of consciousness once

beviis

proof once

bevinget

winged once

Bevis

the proof twice

Bevægelser

movements once

beængste

anxious once

bide

bit once

bidrage

contribute once

bilde

persuade once

billede

image once

Billede

images once

billige

approve twice

Bistand

assistance once

bistand

aid once

bitten

sued; bade twice

Bjerg

the mountain's once

Bjergprædiken

Sermon on the Mount once

Blad

leaf; the papers twice

blande

mingles once

Blanding

mixture once

blege

bleached once

blendværk

illusion once

blinke

gleamed once

Blivested

dwelling-place once

blodcongestion

rush of blood once

blodløs

bloodless once

blodsdraabe

drop of blood once

blufærdigt

bashfully once

blunde

slumbers once

blænde

dazzling once

Blødagtig

soft once

blødagtig

soft once

Bløddyr

mollusk once

bogholderi

bookkeeping once

Boileau

Boileau once

bolt

chains once

Bondekone

peasant woman once

borg

castle once

Borgermand

burgher once

bortgive

given away; gave away twice

brand

fire once

Broder

brothers; brother twice

brudehus

bridal chamber once

brudeklædning

bridal gown once

Bruderpflicht

brotherly duty once

Brudevielse

the wedding once

brugelig

usable once

brusen

roaring once

brüsten

strut once

bryggerenke

brewer's widow once

bryllup

wedding's; the wedding twice

bryllupsceremoni

wedding ceremonies once

Brænde

the firewood; the wood twice

brænde

the wood; the firewood twice

brøle

bellowing once

Brøst

defect once

brøst

defect once

Bund

bottom twice

bundløs

bottomless once

by

the town's once

byggeplads

building site once

bygning

building once

Bygning

make-up; the structure twice

bytte

prey twice

bævelse

trembling twice

bæven

Trembling twice

bøie

is bent; bows twice

bølge

the wave once

Bøn

prayers once

bønfalde

pleaded once

børnesygdom

childhood illness once

The particulars

The words
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).
Translation
Public-domain Danish (Kierkegaard, d. 1855; published 1843). English translation © 2026 1732 Studios, LLC.
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