frighten
English
Alternative forms
- freighten (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English fryghten, equivalent to fright + -en.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfɹaɪtn̩/, /ˈfɹaɪʔn̩/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -aɪtən
- Hyphenation: frigh‧ten
Verb
frighten (third-person singular simple present frightens, present participle frightening, simple past and past participle frightened)
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:frighten
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
to disturb with fear
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Middle English
Alternative forms
- friȝten, fyrten
Etymology
From Old English fyrhtan; equivalent to fright + -en (infinitival suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfrixtən/, [ˈfriçtən]
Conjugation
Conjugation of frighten (weak in -ed)
| infinitive | (to) frighten, frighte | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | frighte | frighted | |
| 2nd-person singular | frightest | frightedest | |
| 3rd-person singular | frighteth | frighted | |
| subjunctive singular | frighte | ||
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural1 | frighten, frighte | frighteden, frightede | |
| imperative plural | frighteth, frighte | — | |
| participles | frightynge, frightende | frighted, yfrighted | |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
- English: (to) fright (archaic)
References
- “frighten, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-05.
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