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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