agrise Meaning, Definition & Usage

A*grise" intransitive verb

Etymology

AS. agrisan to dread; a- (cf. Goth. us-, Ger. er-, orig. meaning out) + grisan, for grsan (only in comp.), akin to OHG. grisn, G. grausen, to shudder. See Grisly.

Definitions

1. To shudder with terror; to tremble with fear. Obs. Chaucer.

A*grise" transitive verb

Definitions

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.