α. Middle English aglyfte, Middle English aglift.
β. Middle English oglift, Middle English oglyft.
† agliftadj.
Obsolete. rare.
Frightened, terrified, startled.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > fear > physical symptoms of fear > [adjective] > starting with terror > startled
aglifta1400
agloppenedc1450
startled?1611
gallied1787
upstartled1812
a1400 (c1303) R. Mannyng Handlyng Synne (Harl.) l. 3587 As he stode so sore a glyfte.
?a1400 (a1338) R. Mannyng Chron. (Petyt) ii. 72 For William þei were oglift, & said, ‘þat we ne dar’.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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adj.a1400- to consider of
- to consign etc to the ashcan
- to consign etc to the ashcan of history
- to consign in oblivion
- to consign to oblivion
- to consign to the ashcan
- to consign to the ashcan of history
- to consist by
- to consist in
- to consist of
- to consist on or upon
- to consult one's feelings
- to consult one's pillow
- to consult with
- to consult with one's pillow
- to consume one's own smoke
- to contemplate one's navel
- to content one's mind
- to continue doing or to do
- to continue on one's merry way
- to continue one's merry way
- to contract acquaintance
- to contract friendship
- to contract in
- to contract oneself out of