LekhoriLekhoriTo move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling alarm; to start.
a horse that startles easily
To excite by sudden alarm, surprise, or apprehension; to frighten suddenly and not seriously; to alarm; to surprise.
The supposition, at least, that angels do sometimes assume bodies need not startle us.
To deter; to cause to deviate.
it would blast all their hopes, and startle all other princes from joining
A sudden motion or shock caused by an unexpected alarm, surprise, or apprehension of danger.
The figure of a man heaving in sight amidst these wide solitudes, always causes a startle and thrill of expectation and doubt, similar to the feeling produced by the announcement of " a strange sail ahead" on shipboard, during a long voyage.
From Middle English startlen, stertlen, stertyllen (“to rush, stumble along”), from Old English steartlian (“to kick with the foot, struggle, stumble”), equivalent to start + -le. Cognate with Old Nor...
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