嚇かくす

suru verb (precursor), transitive verb

threaten; menace

Archaic transitive verb, precursor to modern 脅す (おどす). Found in classical texts; not used in modern Japanese.

• 古こ語ごでは「嚇かくす」と書かいて「かくす」と読よみ、おどす意い味みで使つかわれた。

  In classical Japanese, 嚇す was read かくす and used to mean 'to threaten'.