fryghten

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Middle English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old English fyrhtan.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈfriːxtən/

Verb[edit]

fryghten

(Late Middle English) To make afraid, scare.

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of fryghten (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) fryghten, fryghte
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	fryghte	fryghted
2nd-person singular	fryghtest	fryghtedest
3rd-person singular	fryghteth	fryghted
subjunctive singular	fryghte	fryghted
imperative singular	fryghte	—

plural¹	fryghten, fryghte	fryghteden, fryghtede
imperative plural	fryghteth, fryghte	—

participles	fryghtynge, fryghtende	fryghted, yfryghted

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.

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