† whyȝtn.
Obsolete. rare.
A wind, breeze.
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c1300 K. Horn (Laud) 784 Þe whyȝt [MS. L. wynd] him gan stonde And drof tyl hirelonde.
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n.c1300- to scare seven bells out of a person
- to scare someone's daylights out
- to scare the daylight out of
- to scare the daylights out of
- to scare the lights out of
- to scare the lights out of a person
- to scare the lights out of a thing
- to scare the liver and lights out of
- to scare the liver and lights out of a person
- to scare the liver and lights out of a thing
- to scare the living daylight out of
- to scare the living daylights out of
- to scare the living shit, hell, etc, out of
- to scare the living shit, hell, etc, out of a person
- to scare the living shit, hell, etc, out of a thing
- to scare the pants off
- to scare the pants off a person
- to scare up
- to scare — bells out of
- to scarp away, down
- to scarper the letty
- to scat and lot
- to scat or contribute
- to scatter abroad
- to scatter broadcast