This is the 9436th most frequent Swedish word.
fruktat
Feared.
Here, 'fruktat' refers to a collective experience where 'frukta' describes an emotional response toward the powerful and uncontrollable forces of nature.
Genom historien har vi fruktat naturens krafter.
Throughout history, we have feared the forces of nature.
'Fruktad' here functions as an adjective derived from the past participle, describing the disease as being greatly feared by people in the region.
Det är en fruktad sjukdom i regionen.
It is a feared disease in the region.
In this sentence, 'fruktat' is used as the past participle of the verb 'frukta' (to fear) to describe an ongoing state of fear towards darkness.