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† oˈffright, v. Obs.
Forms: pa. tense 3 offurhte(ü), offrihte; pa. pple. 2 offirht, 3 offuriht, offruht(ü), offruiht, offruyht, offriȝt, o-friȝt, ofright.
[f. of-2 + OE. fyrhtan to fright, to be afraid. Orig. and chiefly in pa. pple., which may have been altered from OE. afyrht affright ppl. a., into which it again finally passed, through ofright. See of- prefix2.]
1. trans. To frighten, terrify. pa. pple. Frightened, afraid.
c1160Hatton Gosp. Matt. viii. 26 To whi sænde ȝe offirhte [Ags. Gosp. forhte] ȝe litles ȝeleafan. c1200Trin. Coll. Hom. 31 Hie waren swiðe offurihte and ofdredde. c1250Gen. & Ex. 3652 Fele it brende and made o-friȝt. c1275O.E. Misc. 54 Hi weren aferd and offruyht. c1330R. Brunne Chron. 158 Þe mayden Berenger scho was alle ofright.
2. intr. To be afraid.
c1205Lay. 32113 Strongliche he wes auæred; laðliche of-furhte. c1275Ibid. 30267 And þe king of-frihte and a-wok of sleape. |