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Words of Fear and Trembling · 411 headwords

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

faste

fast; fasting twice

faster, faste

verb, present, indicative, active; verb, active, infinitive

see Dig faste is an accusative-with-infinitive construction, lit. 'see you fast', translated 'see you fasting.'

fire

four once

4å

Likely a scanning/OCR artifact for the old abbreviation "4re" (= fire, "four"); the translation reads "four horses."

fjas

trash once

Fias

Surface 'Fias' is almost certainly a misprint of 'Fjas'; paired with Tant this is the set phrase 'tant og fjas' (frivolous nonsense).

forbeholde

reserved twice

forbe-holdt, forbeholdt

verb, past, participle, singular; verb, past, indicative, active

Line-break hyphenation of "forbeholdt" (reserved).

fordybe

immerse; immersed; sinking into 4 times

fordybe, fordybet

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

19th-century Danish plural present tense (no -r ending), distinct from singular "fordyber."

forestilling

thought; imagining; the notion 6 times

Forestilling, Forestillingen

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

forholde

stands; is; conducts 10 times

forholder, Forholder, forholdt, forholde

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

"forholde sig" is an idiom meaning "to be the case, to stand thus" — sig is a required reflexive, not separately translated.

forkærlighed

preference's once

Forkjærlighedens

Kierkegaardian term for a special divine favor/preference shown toward the exceptional individual.

forstaa

understood; understand 6 times

forstaaet, forstaa, forstaae

verb, active, infinitive; verb, past, participle; verb, past, participle, singular

Elliptical: kan and ham are understood from the previous clause (kan Ingen [ham] forstaae).

forvente

expecting; expected 3 times

forvente, forventede

verb, active, infinitive; verb, past, indicative, active

føde

food; brings forth; born 11 times

Føde, føder, født, fødes, fødte, føde

noun, common gender, singular; verb, present, indicative, active; verb, past, participle, singular

Idiom 'føde Vind' (bring forth wind) echoes Isaiah 26:18 — labor that yields nothing lasting.

Seen once or twice

facio

I make once

factum

fact once

Faderkjærlighed

fatherly love once

faderlighed

fatherliness once

Faderpligt

fatherly duty once

fager

fair once

falbyde

hawks once

fald

case once

fallor

I am mistaken once

Falskneri

forgery once

Familie

family once

familieliv

family life once

farlig

dangerous twice

fastholde

hold fast; hold fast to twice

Fattig

poor once

Fatum

Fatum once

feigt

cravenly twice

feilfri

flawless once

fej

cowardly once

fejig

cowardly once

Feltherre

general once

feriere

takes holiday once

fertig

ready once

fest

feast once

fides

faith once

fiffig

shrewd once

filosofi

philosophy twice

Finger

finger once

flaade

the fleet once

flamme

flame once

flau

flat once

flid

diligence once

flittig

diligent once

flod

rivers; river twice

flugt

flight once

Flugt

flight once

flye

flee twice

flygte

flee once

flytte

moved; move twice

flæber

the blubberers' once

Fod

foot twice

Fodfæste

footing once

folde

folded once

folglich

consequently once

Folkefærd

tribe once

Folkesagn

folk-legend; the folk-legend twice

foragtelig

more contemptible; contemptibly twice

foran

before twice

Forandring

change twice

forandring

alteration once

foranledige

occasion twice

foranstalte

stages once

forarbeide

work once

forarges

would take offense once

forbande

curses once

forbarme

have mercy once

forbarme sig

have mercy twice

forbause

marvel; astonishes twice

forbauses

was astonished; be amazed twice

forbedre

improved once

forbedring

improvement once

forberede

prepared once

Forberedelse

preparation once

forberedelse

preparations once

forbigaaende

passing once

forbigangen

preceding; past twice

forbigangne

the past once

forbigå

passed over once

forbindelse

the context; connection twice

forbliven

remaining once

forbryder

criminal once

forbyde

forbid once

fordel

advantage once

fordring

the demand once

Fordring

demands once

fordunkle

darkened once

fordærve

spoiled; corrupted twice

fordømme

condemns twice

fordømmelse

condemnation; damnation twice

foredrage

is set forth once

foregaa

goes on; earlier twice

Foregaaende

foregoing; preceding part twice

foregå

happened; goes on twice

foregøgle

delude once

forehavende

undertaking once

forelskelse

falling-in-love once

foreløbig

preliminary twice

forening

union once

foreslå

propose twice

foretage

undertakes; make twice

foretagende

undertaking twice

Forfatter

authors once

forflygtige

volatilized once

Forfængelighed

vanity twice

forfærdeligst

most dreadful once

forfærdelse

terror; horror twice

Forfærdelse

dread once

forfærdes

be horrified once

Forførelse

seduction once

forførelse

seduction once

Forfører

seducer twice

forfører

the seducer; seducer twice

forglemme

forget; forgets twice

Forglemmelse

forgetting once

forhaabentlig

presumably once

forhaabning

hope once

forhaste

hurry once

forhen

before; formerly twice

forhindre

is hindered; prevent twice

forhippet

eager twice

forhjælpe

help once

forjætte

promised twice

Forjættelse

of the promise once

forklarende

explaining word once

forklarlig

explicable once

forknyt

cowed once

forkvakle

botched once

Forlegenhed

an embarrassment once

forlyste

amuse once

forlængst

long since twice

formanende

admonishing once

formaning

exhortation once

formening

supposition once

fornedre

debased once

fornegte

denies once

fornemlig

especially once

fornærme

wronged once

fornærmet

offended once

fornøden

necessary once

fornøjet

content once

Forpligtelse

obligation once

forqvaklet

muddled once

forraske

rush ahead once

forreste

front once

forræder

traitor once

forsage

renouncing; renounces twice

forsigtighed

precautionary once

Forsker

scholars once

Forskjel

distinction; The difference twice

forskjel

difference; the difference twice

Forskjellighed

difference once

forskjærtse

is forfeited; forfeited twice

forskrift

prescription once

forskrive

pledges once

forskrække

terrifies once

forskudt

outcast once

forskyde

cast off once

forskylde

incur once

forsmaae

scorns; scorned twice

Forstaaelse

accord once

forstandig

shrewd once

forståelse

understanding twice

forstumme

falls silent; fallen silent twice

forsvarlig

defensible once

forsvinde

vanishing; disappears twice

Forsyn

Providence once

forsynde

sins twice

Forsæt

resolution once

Forsøg

attempt once

forsøg

attempt; attempts twice

forsørge

provided for once

fortabelse

perdition; self-abandon twice

Fortabelse

perdition; absorption twice

fortabt

lost one once

forte

perhaps once

fortie

concealed once

fortolke

interpreted twice

Fortrolig

confidant once

fortryde

regret once

fortvivle

despair once

Fortvivlelse

the despair once

fortære

consumes once

forudsee

foresees twice

forudvidenhed

foreknowledge once

forulykke

ruined once

forunderlig

more marvelous once

forundre

surprised once

forvilde

misled; misguided twice

forvildelse

confusion once

forvildet

the one led astray; gone astray twice

forvinde

overcome once

Forvirring

confusion once

forvise

banished once

forynge

is rejuvenated once

forædle

is ennobled once

forælder

parents' once

Forældre

parents once

Forældrene

The parents; the parents twice

fraade

foams once

fraliste

steal away once

franarre

cheat once

Francaise

the françaises once

frastøde

thrust away once

fratage

take from once

fravriste

wrest twice

fraværende

absent once

fred

peace twice

frede

guards once

freidig

bold; cheerfully twice

Frelse

salvation twice

frembringelse

production once

fremkomme

come to pass once

fremlokke

lure forth once

Fremmed

a stranger twice

fremmelig

more advanced once

Fremstilling

presentation once

fremsætte

set forth once

Fremtid

the future once

fremtidig

in future once

Fremvæxt

growth once

fribaaren

freeborn once

fribåren

free-born once

fridag

holiday once

Frihed

freedom once

fristelse

the temptation twice

fritage

frees; exempted twice

frodig

flourishing once

fromt

piously once

frugtesløs

fruitless once

fryd

delight once

fryde

rejoices; delight twice

frygtsom

fearful once

frø

the frogs once

fugl

birds once

Fugl

birds once

Fuglesang

the birdsong once

fuldende

completed twice

fuldgyldig

fully valid once

Fylde

fullness once

fylde

fills once

fynd

force once

fædren

paternal once

fædrene

ancestral once

Fædrenes

his fathers' once

fælde

passed once

fælles

common twice

fængsle

hold captive; binds twice

færdig

finished twice

færdighed

skill twice

fæste

fixed once

føje

add once

følelse

feeling's once

Følge

consequence once

følsom

sentimental once

følsomhed

sentimentality 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).
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Two whoopie pies and a pine. An inside joke.