GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Found 2 definitions

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   Agrise (), v. i. [AS. āgrīsan to dread; ā- (cf. Goth. us-, Ger. er-, orig. meaning out) + grīsan, for grīsan (only in comp.), akin to OHG. grēisān, G. grausen, to shudder. See Grisly.] To shudder with terror; to tremble with fear. [Obs.]  Chaucer.
   
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   Agrise, v. t.
   1. To shudder at; to abhor; to dread; to loathe. [Obs.]  Wyclif.
   
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   2. To terrify; to affright. [Obs.]
   
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   His manly face that did his foes agrise. Spenser.
   
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