Agrise

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Agrise \A*grise"\, v. i. [AS. [=a]gr[imac]san to dread; [=a]-
     (cf. Goth. us-, Ger. er-, orig. meaning out) + gr[imac]san,
     for gr?san (only in comp.), akin to OHG. gr?is?n, G. grausen,
     to shudder. See {Grisly}.]
     To shudder with terror; to tremble with fear. [Obs.]
     --Chaucer.


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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Agrise \A*grise"\, v. t.
     1. To shudder at; to abhor; to dread; to loathe. [Obs.]
        --Wyclif.
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     2. To terrify; to affright. [Obs.]
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              His manly face that did his foes agrise. --Spenser.
        [1913 Webster] agrologic