Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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FRICHTEN, v. Also frichen (Sc. 1886 Stevenson Kidnapped xi.). Gen.Sc. form of Eng. frighten. Frichtened for = afraid of. Cf. Fricht. [′frɪç(t)ən]Dmf. 1864 D. Bell Writings 22:
They're as frichten'd for their faither as the mice for oor bawdrons.wm.Sc. 1986 Robert McLellan in Joy Hendry Chapman 43-4 24:
I threw a stane to frichten it and hit it on the ee. Cai. 1992 James Miller A Fine White Stoor 180:
It would frichen your faither and your grandfaither delling wi their spades. It frichens me.
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