† oˈffright, v. Obs.
Forms: pa. tense 3 offurhte(ü), offrihte; pa. pple. 2 offirht, 3 offuriht, offruht(ü), offruiht, offruyht, offriȝt, o-friȝt, ofright.
[f. of-2 + OE. fyrhtan to fright, to be afraid. Orig. and chiefly in pa. pple., which may have been altered from OE. afyrht affright ppl. a., into which it again finally passed, through ofright. See of- prefix2.]
1. trans. To frighten, terrify. pa. pple. Frightened, afraid.
| c 1160 Hatton Gosp. Matt. viii. 26 To whi sænde ȝe offirhte [Ags. Gosp. forhte] ȝe litles ȝeleafan. c 1200 Trin. Coll. Hom. 31 Hie waren swiðe offurihte and ofdredde. c 1250 Gen. & Ex. 3652 Fele it brende and made o-friȝt. c 1275 O.E. Misc. 54 Hi weren aferd and offruyht. c 1330 R. Brunne Chron. 158 Þe mayden Berenger scho was alle ofright. |
2. intr. To be afraid.
| c 1205 Lay. 32113 Strongliche he wes auæred; laðliche of-furhte. c 1275 Ibid. 30267 And þe king of-frihte and a-wok of sleape. |