affright
English
/əˈfɹaɪt/
noun
Definitions
- (archaic) Great fear, terror, fright.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English afrighten inherited from Old English āfyrhtan prefix from English fright.
Origin
English
fright
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- affrighten English
- affrighter English
- affrightest English
- affrighteth English
- affrightment English
- befright English
- fright English
- frighten English
- frightfest English
- frightful English
- frightless English
- frightment English
- frightsome English
- frighty English
- mic fright English
- nightfright English
- plane fright English
- speech fright English
- speechfright English
- waterfright English
- āfyrhtan Old English
- afrighten Middle English
- fright Middle English