[af.fright] vt [ME afyrht, afright frightened, fr. OE afyrht, pp. of afyrhtan to frighten, fr. a-, perfective prefix + fyrhtan to fear; akin to OE fyrhto fright--more at abide, fright] (bef. 12c): frighten, alarm
[2]affright n (1596): sudden and great fear: terror