fryghten
Middle English edit
Etymology edit
From Old English fyrhtan.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
fryghten
- (Late Middle English) To make afraid, scare.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation 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.