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Could be a reformation of Old English oþ dēaþ ondrǣdan (literally “to be scared to death”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
scared to death
Today it means: Extremely frightened. Full definition →
Today it means: Extremely frightened. Full definition →
Could be a reformation of Old English oþ dēaþ ondrǣdan (literally “to be scared to death”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.