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EFFRAY
Etymology
Verb
effray (third-person singular simple present effrays, present participle effraying, simple past and past participle effrayed)
(obsolete) To frighten, startle.
Anagrams
• Affery, Affrey
Source: Wiktionary
Ef*fray", v. t. Etym: [F. effrayer. See Affray.]
Definition: To frighten; to scare. [Obs.] Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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