repallv.
A compositorial error for appal v., introduced into the 1687 edition of Fairfax's translation of Tasso Godfrey of Bulloigne, edited by Roger L'Estrange. Defined by N.E.D. (1906) as ‘to appal, terrify’.
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the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of terribleness > terrify [verb (transitive)]
afearOE
affrightOE
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offrightlOE
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dreadc1250
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begallowc1320
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adreadc1330
affrayc1330
fleya1400
grise1513
terrify1536
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thunderbolta1586
fear-blast1593
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affrighten1615
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flaite1642
pavefy1656
repall1687
hobgoblin1707
scarify1794
to scare the daylights out of1951
the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of being intimidating > intimidate or bully [verb (transitive)] > dismay
dismay1297
amayc1330
mayc1380
esmay1393
asmayc1420
formayc1470
esbay1480
astonish1535
appal1548
consternate1651
repall1687
aghast1876
1687 in E. Fairfax tr. T. Tasso Godfrey of Bulloigne (new ed.) v. xc. 154 Shall vain Reports repall [1600, 1624 appall] your Courage bold?
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2019).
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