Definition
To frighten or terrify someone; an archaic term meaning to cause dread.
Etymology
From Old English 'drihten,' originally meaning 'lord' or 'master,' which evolved to mean 'to terrify' because of the fear one might have before a lord. The term became archaic by the medieval period.
Kelly Says
Medieval manuscripts reveal that 'drighten' shows how power and fear were linguistically connected in Old English—your lord had literal power over life and death, so the word for 'lord' naturally evolved to mean 'to terrify.'
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ንብረት አድርገው
n-bre-t a-d-reg-ew
ARالعربية
تشجيع
ta-shee-e-e
BNবাংলা
প্রেরণা দিতে
pre-re-na di-te
CACatalà
animar
ah-nee-mar
CSČeština
podpřát
po-dp-rat
DADansk
opmuntre
op-munt-re
DEDeutsch
ermutigen
er-moo-ti-gen
ELΕλληνικά
νουθεσία
noo-the-see-ah
ESEspañol
alentar
ah-len-tar
FISuomi
kannustaa
kan-nu-staa
FRFrançais
redonner courage
redon-ner koo-rahj
GUGU
પુનરાગમન
pu-na-ra-gam-man
HIहिन्दी
प्रेरित करना
pre-rit kar-nah
HUMagyar
felbuzdítani
fel-bood-dee-tee-ni
IDBahasa Indonesia
memberi semangat
me-mb-e-ri se-ma-tang
ITItaliano
rincuorare
rin-koo-rah-reh
KO한국어
용기를 북돋아 주다
yong-gi-reul bok-do-ah j-u-da
MRMR
आत्मविश्वास दिला
aatma-vishwas di-la
MSBahasa Melayu
memberi semangat
me-mb-e-ri se-ma-tang
MYမြန်မာ
အကြောင်း ပြော
a-kya-ng pya
NLNederlands
opbeuren
op-beu-ren
NONorsk
oppmuntre
op-munt-re
PLPolski
pocieszyć
po-chies-zyc
PTPortuguês
animar
ah-nee-mar
RORomână
încuraja
in-koo-ra-ya
RUРусский
ободрить
ob-od-rit
SVSvenska
uppmuntra
up-munt-ra
TAதமிழ்
வேட்கையைத் தூண்ட
ve-d-kai-th thoon-d
TEతెలుగు
ఆత్మవిశ్వాసాన్ని పెంచండి
aatma-vishwaas-anni pen-chan-di
THไทย
ให้กำลังใจ
hai-ga-lum-jai
TLTL
bigyan ng lakas
bi-g-yan ng la-kas
TRTürkçe
cesaret vermek
che-sa-ret ve-rek
UKУкраїнська
підбадьорити
pid-ba-do-ry-ty
VITiếng Việt
khuyên khích
khue-yen khee-ch
ZUZU
thuthukisisa
thoo-thoo-kee-see-sa