affright

 
Pronunciation: /əˈfrʌɪt/
archaic

verb

[with object]
  • frighten (someone): ghosts could never affright her

noun

[mass noun]
  • fright: the deer gazed at us in affright

Origin:

late Middle English: in early use from āfyrhted 'frightened' in Old English; later by vague form association with fright