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Words of Fear and Trembling · 183 headwords

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

Laban

Laban once

Laban

Biblical allusion (Genesis 29–31): Laban tricked Jacob, so "a Laban" is Kierkegaard's insult for a cheat or trickster — here, a poet who exploits real passions for theatrical effect.

lade

let; lets; can be 103 times

lade, lader, lod, Lad, lad, ladet, lode

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

Idiom: lade sit Liv, 'to give/lay down one's life'.

lakke

drew once

lakkede

lakke (archaic) = to draw near/approach; lakkede mod Aften = drew toward evening.

læge

heal once

læge

Here a verb ('to heal'), not the common noun læge ('doctor') that shares this spelling.

Seen once or twice

ladning

cargoes once

lahm

lamely once

lamme

paralyzed once

lammehoved

lamb's head once

Land

land twice

lande

came to rest once

landevei

highroad once

landflygtig

an exile once

Landskab

landscapes once

landstryge

vagabond once

langsom

slowly once

larm

din once

larmende

noisy once

Latter

the laughter once

Latterlighed

ridiculous thing once

latterlighed

ridiculous thing; ridiculousness twice

lede

led once

ledig

idle once

lefle

flirts; trivially twice

leflen

dalliance once

Lefleri

dalliance once

legeme

body once

leicht

lightly once

Leidenschaft

passions once

Leilighed

occasion; an occasion twice

leilighedsviis

occasionally once

Letsindighed

frivolity once

lettere

more easily once

lettest

easiest once

Letteste

easiest once

Leve-Viisdom

worldly wisdom once

lever

the liver once

lexicalsk

lexically once

lictor

the lictors once

liden

least thing once

Lidende

sufferer once

lidet

little twice

Liebe

love once

liflig

inviting once

lig

like once

ligament

ligament once

Ligegyldighed

indifference's once

ligegyldighed

of indifference once

ligelig

fair once

ligemeget

all the same once

ligesåvel

just as much once

ligesindet

like-minded man once

Ligesindet

like-minded one once

ligevægt

equilibrium once

lighed

resemblance; likeness twice

liig

corpse once

lindre

bring relief once

lindrende

relieving once

linguistisk

linguistically once

linie

lines once

Liniedandser

tightrope-walker's once

Linned

linen once

List

cunning once

livsbetydning

life's significance once

livssfære

life-sphere once

lod

lot; the lot twice

loft

the ceiling once

lokke

lured once

Longus

Longus's once

lotteri

the lottery twice

Lovpris

the praise once

lovprise

praise twice

lovtale

eulogy once

Lovtale

eulogies; eulogy twice

Luc

Luke once

Lucas

Luke twice

lue

flaming once

luft

the air; vent twice

Luft

breath once

luftig

airy once

lugt

savour once

Lukas

Luke once

luksus

luxury once

lumpen

contemptible once

lumsk

sly; slyly twice

lumskelig

slyly once

Lune

caprice once

lure

lay in wait once

lydelig

clearly once

Lykkelig

fortunate thing once

lyksalig

happy once

lyksalighed

blessedness once

lyn

lightning once

lyrisk

lyrical twice

Lys

light once

lys

lamplight; light twice

lysegul

light-golden once

læbe

lips once

lækker

delicious once

Lænd

loins once

længsel

longing; longings twice

Længsel

longing; longings twice

lærd

learned; more learnedly twice

Lærer

a teacher once

lærer

teacher once

læselig

legible twice

Læser

the reader once

læser

the reader once

Læsere

readers once

Læseren

the reader once

løfte

promises; raise twice

løn

reward once

løndom

secret twice

lønlig

most secret; secret twice

lønne

rewards once

Løsende

resolving once

løsne

loosens once

Løv

the leaves 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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