skrämma

Verb

 * 1) to scare, to frighten
 * 2)  to really scare someone (closest in strength), to terrify someone, to scare the bejesus/hell/shit out of someone (literally, "scare stroke on someone," as in make them have a stroke – not vulgar)
 * 3)  to scare the life out of someone, to scare the hell out of someone
 * 4)  to scare the shit out of someone
 * 5)  to scare someone out of their mind, to scare someone out of their wits (compare )
 * 1)  to scare the life out of someone, to scare the hell out of someone
 * 2)  to scare the shit out of someone
 * 3)  to scare someone out of their mind, to scare someone out of their wits (compare )
 * 1)  to scare someone out of their mind, to scare someone out of their wits (compare )

Usage notes
The passive usually has an active meaning as well.

Derived terms

 * (close to synonymous, but often implies making someone scared for longer, "getting someone into a frightened state" – like the intuition might be for "scare up" if it was used in English)