n. & v.
n. 1 a sudden or extreme fear. b an instance of this (gave me a fright). 2 a person or thing looking grotesque or ridiculous.
v.tr. poet. frighten. take fright become frightened.
[ OE fryhto, metathetic form of fyrhto, f. Gmc ]
n. & v.
n. 1 a sudden or extreme fear. b an instance of this (gave me a fright). 2 a person or thing looking grotesque or ridiculous.
v.tr. poet. frighten. take fright become frightened.
[ OE fryhto, metathetic form of fyrhto, f. Gmc ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012