fryghten

fryghten

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English fyrhtan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfriːxtən/

Verb

fryghten

1. (Late Middle English) To make afraid, scare.

Conjugation

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
imperative singular		—
plural1	fryghten, fryghte	fryghteden, fryghtede
imperative plural	fryghteth, fryghte	—
participles	fryghtynge, fryghtende	fryghted, yfryghted

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: frighten
• Yola: freightened (preterite)

References

• “frighten, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.