freightened

Yola

Etymology

From Middle English fryghten, from Old English fyrhtan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɸɾiːˈtiːnd/

Verb

freightened (past participle ee freightened)

1. frightened
   • 1927, “YOLA ZONG O BARONY VORTH”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 132, line 12:

     'Tus a gearded ee freightened Billeen's yola caule.

     'Twas a goat that frightened Billy's old caule (horse).

References

• Kathleen A. Browne (1927) The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Sixth Series, Vol.17 No.2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 132