Question

But by and by, sure enough, I catched a glimpse of fire away through the trees. I went for it cautious and slow. By and by I was close enough to have a look, and there laid a man on the ground. It most give me the fantods. He had a blanket around his head, and his head was nearly in the fire.
Based on the mood of the excerpt as well as its shared root with the word phantom, what does fantods mean?

distress
concern
contempt
distraction

Answer 1

The answer is:

distress

Fantods is commonly used to express a feeling of extreme shock or uneaseness, distress would be the closest word that can describe the feeling.

Answer 2

distress would be the correct word