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affrayed

affrayed is the simple past and past participle of affray.

Meaning of affray

Verb

affray (third-person singular simple present affrays, present participle affraying, simple past and past participle affrayed)

  1. (archaic, transitive) To startle from quiet; to alarm.
  2. (archaic, transitive) To frighten; to scare; to frighten away.
    • That voice doth us affray.c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...

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Words formed from affrayed

Questions about affrayed

What is affrayed the simple past and past participle of?
Affrayed is the simple past and past participle of affray.

Words near affrayed in the dictionary

  1. affrap
  2. affrapped
  3. affrapping
  4. affraps
  5. affray
  6. affrayed
  7. affrayer
  8. affrayers
  9. affraying
  10. affrays
  11. affreight

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