Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for FRIGHT, or FRIGHT'EN
FRIGHTFRIGHT-ED, or FRIGHT-EN-ED
FRIGHT, or FRIGHT'EN, v.t.
To terrify; to scare; to alarm suddenly with danger; to shock suddenly with the approach of evil; to daunt; to dismay. Nor exile or danger can fright a brave spirit. Dryden.
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