frightful
Middle English
/ˈfrixtˌful/
adj
Definitions
- (rare) afraid, frightened
Etymology
Inherited from Old English forhtful (fainthearted, timorous) affix from Middle English fright.
Origin
Middle English
fright
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- fright English
- frightful English
- frightfuller English
- frightfully English
- frightfulness English
- unfrightful English
- forhtful Old English
- fryhtu Old English
- fright Middle English
- frighten Middle English
- frighti Middle English
- frightly Middle English