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Drighten vs Frighten - What's the difference?

drighten | frighten |

As a noun drighten

is a lord; ruler; chief; leader; prince.

As a proper noun Drighten

is the Lord; God the Father.

As a verb frighten is

to disturb with fear; to throw into a state of alarm or fright; to affright; to terrify.

drighten

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Alternative forms

* (l) * (l) (Scotland) * (l)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A lord; ruler; chief; leader; prince.
  • *2010 , Stephan Grundy, Beowulf :
    • Believe me, my drighten , there is not one of us that has ever slacked on watch before!
  • (often capitalized) The Lord; Lord God; Christ.

    • frighten

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To disturb with fear; to throw into a state of alarm or fright; to affright; to terrify.

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