v. t.
Smale foules a great heap
That had afrayed [ affrayed ] me out of my sleep. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
That voice doth us affray. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OE. afrai, affrai, OF. esfrei, F. effroi, fr. OF. esfreer. See Affray, v. t. ]
☞ A fighting in private is not, in a legal sense, an affray. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One engaged in an affray. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Affray. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]