Fright
Fright (frīt) , noun
[Old English frigt, freyht, Anglo-Saxon fyrhto, fyrhtu; akin to Old Saxon forhta, Old High German forhta, forahta, German furcht, Danish frygt, Swedish fruktan, Gothic faúrhtei fear, faúrhts timid.]
1.
A state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of danger; sudden and violent fear, usually of short duration; a sudden alarm.
2.
Anything strange, ugly or shocking, producing a feeling of alarm or aversion. [Colloquial]
Fright , transitive verb
[Old English frigten to fear, frighten, Anglo-Saxon fyrhtan to frighten, forhtian to fear; akin to Old Saxon forhtian, Old High German furihten, forahtan, German furchten, Swedish frukta, Danish frygte, Gothic faurhtjan. See Fright, n., and compare Frighten.]
To alarm suddenly; to shock by causing sudden fear; to terrify; to scare.
Nor exile or danger can fright a brave spirit.