erschrecken
German (Berlin)
/ɛʁˈʃʁɛkən/
verb-strong
Definitions
- (standard) to be frightened; to be startled
- (chiefly) to be frightened; to be startled
- (dated) to frighten; to scare (someone)
Etymology
Prefix from German schrecken (frighten, jump up).
Origin
German (Berlin)
schrecken
Gloss
frighten, jump up
Concept
Semantic Field
Emotions and values
Ontological Category
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Distribution of cognates by language
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Cognates and derived terms
- Heuschrecke German
- abschrecken German
- schrecken German
- zurückschrecken German
- skrække Danish
- schrecken Middle High German