- áfyrhtan
- wv/t1b to frighten, terrify, affright
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
áfyrhtan
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affright — I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English afyrht, afright frightened, from Old English āfyrht, past participle of āfyrhtan to frighten, from ā , perfective prefix + fyrhtan to fear; akin to Old English fyrhto fright more at abide, fright Date … New Collegiate Dictionary
affright — /euh fruyt /, Archaic. v.t. 1. to frighten. n. 2. sudden fear or terror; fright. 3. a source of terror. 4. the act of terrifying. [bef. 1000; ME afrighten, OE afyrhtan, equiv. to a A 3 + fyrhtan to FRIGHT] * * * … Universalium
affright — af•fright [[t]əˈfraɪt[/t]] v. t. 1) to frighten 2) sudden fear or terror; fright • Etymology: bef. 1000; OE āfyrhtan=ā a III+fyrhtan; see fright … From formal English to slang
affright — /əˈfraɪt/ (say uh fruyt) Archaic –verb (t) 1. to frighten. –noun 2. sudden fear or terror; fright. 3. a source of terror. 4. the act of terrifying. {Middle English afrighten, Old English āfyrhtan, from ā (intensive) + fyrhten frighten}… …
affright — [ə frīt′] vt. [ME afrighten < OE afyrhtan: see FRIGHT] Archaic to frighten; terrify n. Archaic great fright or terror, or a cause of terror … English World dictionary
af|fright — «uh FRYT», verb, noun. Archaic. –v.t. to excite with sudden fear; frighten. –n. 1. sudden fear; fright; terror. 2. a cause of terror. ╂[Old English āfyrhtan < ā (intensive) + fyrhtan frighten] … Useful english dictionary
