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affright

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Main Entry: 1af·fright
Pronunciation: &-'frIt
Function: transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English afyrht, afright frightened, from Old English Afyrht, past participle of Afyrhtan to frighten, from A-, perfective prefix + fyrhtan to fear; akin to Old English fyrhto fright -- more at ABIDE, FRIGHT
archaic : FRIGHTEN, ALARM