bescare
verbEtymology From be- + scare.
1
To fill with fright; scare all over; scare completely; terrify.
- Just so these loons at ev'ry sound Would whip their eyes and ears around: Tho' the least noise did so bescare 'em, […]1889, Thomas Bridges, Francis Grose, George A. Smith (B.A.), Homer's Iliad
- Perchance our lives, should men bescare / To fight his cause for pay.1901, Pratt Institute Monthly, volume 9, page ii: