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AGRISE
Etymology
Verb
agrise (third-person singular simple present agrises, present participle agrising, simple past and past participle agrised)
(obsolete, intransitive) To shudder with horror; to tremble, to be terrified. [10th-16th c.]
(obsolete, transitive) To make tremble, to terrify. [13th-17th c.]
Anagrams
• Argies, Gaiers, Gaiser, aegirs, aigers, sagier
Source: Wiktionary
A*grise", v. i. Etym: [AS. agrisan to dread; a- (cf. Goth. us-, Ger. er-, orig. meaning out) + grisan, for gr (only in comp.), akin to OHG. gr, G. grausen, to shudder. See Grisly.]
Definition: To shudder with terror; to tremble with fear. [Obs.] Chaucer.
A*grise", v. t.
1. To shudder at; to abhor; to dread; to loathe. [Obs.] Wyclif.
2. To terrify; to affright. [Obs.] His manly face that did his foes agrise. Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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