fighten
Fighten is an archaic or dialect English verb meaning to frighten, scare, or intimidate. It is primarily attested in Scots and northern English varieties and is usually treated as a historical variant of the modern verb frighten.
Etymology and history: Fighten appears in Middle English and early modern sources as a spelling variant of
Usage: In older literature, fighten is used to describe causing fear in someone or to threaten them.
Modern status: Today, fighten is rarely used in standard English and is mainly of interest to historians