The constellation
N384 Death from fright. (Cf. N383.3.)
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filed under
- Other unlucky accidents · N380 entry
beneath it
- Madness from fright · N384.0.1 entry
- Mouse frightens man to death · N384.1 entry
- Death in the graveyard; person's clothing is caught; the person thinks something awful is holding him; he dies of fright · N384.2 entry
- Wicked stepmother falls into the fire because of fright. (Cf. M431.6.) · N384.3 entry
- Fraternity initiate dies of fright · N384.4 entry
- Queen dies from fright because of evil prophecy · N384.5 entry
- Sham magician causes simpleton's death. Is frightened to death by the impersonation of demons · N384.6 entry
- Sham execution proves fatal. Jester condemned to die on block. Pail of water used instead of axe. He dies · N384.7 entry
- Priest frightens boy by tying girl's corpse to bell-rope. In revenge the boy puts the body in the priest's bed. Priest flees. Dies from injuries · N384.8 entry
- Lover frightens mistress as a joke. She dies from the shock · N384.9 entry
- Man playing ghost killed. Meaning to frighten son, father plays devil or a ghost. Son kills him · N384.10 entry
- Joker playing dead killed · N384.11 entry
- Woman playing dead to spy on husband killed · N384.12 entry
- Brothers fall dead at sight of long lost brother whom they sold into captivity. (Cf. N733.) · N384.13 entry
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