A-fyrhtan

Old English Dictionary Entry

A-fyrhtan

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: Related words: a-forhtian. a-fyrhtan

Definitions

1 a-fyrhtan

p. -fyrhte; pp. -fyrhted, -fyrht To affright, terrify; terrere, exterrere, perterrere, timore afficere :-- He afyrhted wearþ he was affrighted, Exon. 52 a; Th. 181, 29; Gú. 1300: Andr. Kmbl. 3057; An. 1531. Wǽran mid egsan ealle afyrhte with dread were all affrighted, Cd. 222 ; Th. 288, 22; Sat. 385. Ða weardan wǽron afyrhte custodes exterriti sunt, Mt. Bos. 28, 4: Bd. 3, 16; S. 543, 12, MS. T. Afirhte, Gen. 14, 10.

Runic Inscription

ᚪ-ᚠᚣᚱᚻᛏᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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