A state of mental disturbance or confusion; madness, frenzy; a wild fit. Also: a nightmare (literal and figurative). Frequently in in a widden-dream…

A sudden or violent impulse; a fit or paroxysm; an attack of distraction or frenzy; a stupor.

In extended use (of a natural force or agent). Ferocity, violent action, or ‘fury’ (of natural forces or bodies, as the wind, weather, sea, etc.)…

The condition of being a lunatic; intermittent insanity such as was formerly supposed to be brought about by the changes of the moon; now applied gen.…

As a count noun. A fit or bout of delirium or madness. Obsolete.

spec. A paroxysm of lunacy (formerly viewed as a periodic disease). Obsolete.

A fit of frenzy. Cf. lune, n.2 Obsolete.

Madness, raving. Also in plural (cf. raving, n.1 2). Obsolete.

plural. Fits of frenzy or lunacy; mad freaks or tantrums. (Cf. line, n.2 29.)

A state of passion; a paroxysm, fit. rare (English regional (Yorkshire) and Scottish in later use).

A state of madness, frenzy, or confusion; (also) a nightmare; = widden-dream, n.

Medicine. A seizure; a sudden or acute attack, esp. of mental illness. Also with distinguishing scientific Latin word, as raptus melancholicus, raptu…

Pathology. brain storm, nerve storm: see quots.