French word effraie comes from Old French es- (Indicates movement away or separation.), Old French freer, Latin *exfrido ((Vulgar Latin) I terrify, frighten.), French effroi ((literary) terror, dread.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| es- | Old French (fro) | Indicates movement away or separation. |
| freer | Old French (fro) | |
| *exfrido | Latin (lat) | (Vulgar Latin) I terrify, frighten. |
| effroi | French (fra) | (literary) terror, dread. |
| esfraer | Old French (fro) | |
| effreer | Middle French (frm) | (transitive) to scare. |
| effrayer | Middle French (frm) | |
| effrayer | French (fra) | To affray, to frighten, to scare. |
| effraie | French (fra) | Barn owl, owl of genus Tyto. |