affrighten

English

Etymology

a- +‎ fright +‎ -en

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈfɹaɪtən/

Verb

affrighten (third-person singular simple present affrightens, present participle affrightening, simple past and past participle affrightened)

1. (archaic) To frighten.
   • 1794, Robert Southey, Frederic:

     Fit tales […] to affrighten babes.

   • 1810, George Crabbe, The Borough:

     He clung affrightened to his master's knee:

References

• “affrighten”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.