" affright "

[Verb]  | "af*fright" | \ ə-ˈfrīt \

1: frighten, alarm

Origin: before 12th century ;

 Middle English afrighten, probably derivative of afright, afyrht (12th century) "frightened," going back to Old English āfyrht, past participle of āfyrhtan "to frighten," from ā-, perfective prefix + fyrhtan "to frighten" {mat|abide|}, {mat|fright:2|};

[Noun]  | "affright" 

1: sudden and great fear : terror

Origin: 1596 ;

 Derivative of {see: |affright:1|affright:1};

[Verb]  | "affright"