How do you say “to frighten” in Provençal?
In Provençal you say escalustra, esfraia, esglaria, espauri, espauruga, espauvourdi. All forms are given in Mistralian spelling, as attested in our sources.
| Provençal equivalents | escalustra, esfraia, esglaria, espauri, espauruga, espauvourdi, espavourdi, espeloufi |
Details of the Provençal equivalents
escalustra
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to offend, to dazzle, to rebuff, to frighten; to confront |
esfraia
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to frighten |
esglaria
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to terrify, to alarm; to frighten |
espauri
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to frighten, to scare off; to intimidate |
espauruga
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to frighten, to scare off |
espauvourdi
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to frighten |
espavourdi
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to frighten, to alarm, to scare off |
espeloufi
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | to ruffle, to frighten; ruffled, pale, numb; hirsute; bristling; to terrify; bristled; disheveled |
| Feminine | espeloufido |
| Variants | espeloufido |