Affrayed

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Affray \Af*fray"\, v. t. [p. p. {Affrayed}.] [OE. afraien,
     affraien, OF. effreer, esfreer, F. effrayer, orig. to
     disquiet, put out of peace, fr. L. ex + OHG. fridu peace
     (akin to E. free). Cf. {Afraid}, {Fray}, {Frith} inclosure.]
     [Archaic]
     1. To startle from quiet; to alarm.


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              Smale foules a great heap
              That had afrayed [affrayed] me out of my sleep.
                                                    --Chaucer.
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     2. To frighten; to scare; to frighten away.
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              That voice doth us affray.            --Shak.
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