frighten
English
Alternative forms
- freighten (obsolete)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfɹaɪtn̩/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -aɪtən
- Hyphenation: frigh‧ten
Verb
frighten (third-person singular simple present frightens, present participle frightening, simple past and past participle frightened)
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:frighten
Translations
to disturb with fear
|
|
Middle English
Alternative forms
- friȝten, fyrten
Etymology
From Old English fyrhtan; equivalent to fright + -en.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfrixtən/, [ˈfriçtən]
Conjugation
Conjugation of frighten (weak)
infinitive | (to) frighten | |
---|---|---|
indicative | present | past |
1st person singular | frighte | frightede |
2nd person singular | frightest | frightedest |
3rd person singular | frighteth, frighteþ | frightede |
plural | frighten | frighteden |
subjunctive | present | past |
singular | frighte | frightede |
plural | frighten | frighteden |
imperative | present | |
singular | frighte | |
plural | frighteth, frighteþ | |
participle | present | past |
frightende, frightinge | frighted, yfrighted |
Descendants
- English: (to) fright (archaic)
References
- “frighten (v.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-05.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.