Middle English Dictionary Entry
fright n.
Entry Info
| Forms | fright n. Also firht, furht, freiht, freit. |
| Etymology | Nhb. fryhtu, WS fyrhto. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Terror, fright.
Associated quotations
- c1175(?OE) HRood (Bod 343)10/30 : Þa wurdon heo mid mycele furhte..asturede.
- c1175(?OE) HRood (Bod 343)12/2 : Me bicom swa mycel fyrht on for þan eȝe þe ic þer iseah, þet ic on eorþan feol.
- c1300 Body & S.(5) (LdMisc 108)p.63 : On ilk a her a drope stod For friȝt and fer þer as i lay.
- a1325(c1250) Gen.& Ex.(Corp-C 444)950 : Ðo cam on him vgging and frigt.
- a1325(c1250) Gen.& Ex.(Corp-C 444)1234 : His moder wurð neg dead for frigt.
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)177 : Freyhte [vrr. freyt, freyth] or feer: Timor, pavor, terror.
- a1450 7 Sages(3) (Cmb Dd.1.17)948 : Tho the knave hadde a syȝt [read: fryȝt] Of the bore, he hadde a syȝt.