fryghten
Middle English
editEtymology
editFrom Old English fyrhtan.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editfryghten
- (Late Middle English) To make afraid, scare.
Conjugation
editConjugation of fryghten (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
edit- English: frighten
- Yola: freightened (preterite)
References
edit- “frighten, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.