Scare

Morpheme

Scare

Type

free base

Denotation

terror, fright

Etymology

Middle English sker, skere, from scaren, skaren, scarren, skeren, skerren; Old Norse skirra

Evidence

scare, scarebug, scarecrow, scared, scarehead, scareless, scaremonger, scares, scarier, scaries, scariest, scarily, scariness, scaring, scarisome, scary