"affray" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /əˈfɹeɪ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-affray.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-affray.wav Forms: affrays [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪ Etymology: From Middle English affraien (“to terrify, frighten”), borrowed from Anglo-Norman afrayer (“to terrify, disquiet, disturb”) and Old French effreer, esfreer (“to disturb, remove the peace from”) (compare modern French effrayer), from Vulgar Latin *exfridāre or from es- (“ex-”) + freer (“to secure, secure the peace”), from Frankish *friþu (“security, peace”), from Proto-Germanic *friþuz (“peace”), from *frijōną (“to free; to love”), from Proto-Indo-European *prāy-, *prēy- (“to like, love”). Cognate with Old High German fridu (“peace”), Old English friþ (“peace, frith”), Old English frēod (“peace, friendship”), German Friede (“peace”). Compare also afear. More at free, friend. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*preyH-}}, {{inh|en|enm|affraien||to terrify, frighten}} Middle English affraien (“to terrify, frighten”), {{der|en|xno|afrayer||to terrify, disquiet, disturb}} Anglo-Norman afrayer (“to terrify, disquiet, disturb”), {{der|en|fro|effreer}} Old French effreer, {{der|en|VL.|*exfrido|*exfridāre}} Vulgar Latin *exfridāre, {{der|en|frk||*friþu|security, peace}} Frankish *friþu (“security, peace”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*friþuz||peace}} Proto-Germanic *friþuz (“peace”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*prāy-}} Proto-Indo-European *prāy-, {{cog|goh|fridu||peace}} Old High German fridu (“peace”), {{cog|ang|friþ||peace, frith}} Old English friþ (“peace, frith”), {{cog|ang|frēod||peace, friendship}} Old English frēod (“peace, friendship”), {{cog|de|Friede||peace}} German Friede (“peace”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} affray (countable and uncountable, plural affrays)
  1. The act of suddenly disturbing anyone; an assault or attack. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-affray-en-noun-JkHeAnGg
  2. A tumultuous assault or quarrel. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (a sudden assault or quarrel): сбиване (sbivane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), brega [feminine] (Catalan), kahakka (Finnish), rähinä (Finnish), rähäkkä (Finnish), rissa [feminine] (Italian), kekeritanga (Maori), briga [feminine] (Portuguese), rixa [feminine] (Portuguese), desordem [feminine] (Portuguese), tumulto [masculine] (Portuguese), motim [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-affray-en-noun-AkFNwqbG Disambiguation of 'a sudden assault or quarrel': 8 81 6 6
  3. The fighting of two or more persons, in a public place, to the terror of others. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-affray-en-noun-4PRRoSZp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 12 74 3 5 3 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 7 76 3 5 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 9 68 9 6 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 6 76 6 4 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 5 20 47 13 7 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 5 15 47 17 7 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 4 15 54 12 6 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 6 10 68 4 6 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 5 15 47 17 7 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 4 14 50 16 6 9
  4. (obsolete) Terror. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-affray-en-noun-gctamGVm
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: afray, fray, brawl, alarm, terror, fright Related terms: fray

Verb

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Rhymes: -eɪ Etymology: From Middle English affraien (“to terrify, frighten”), borrowed from Anglo-Norman afrayer (“to terrify, disquiet, disturb”) and Old French effreer, esfreer (“to disturb, remove the peace from”) (compare modern French effrayer), from Vulgar Latin *exfridāre or from es- (“ex-”) + freer (“to secure, secure the peace”), from Frankish *friþu (“security, peace”), from Proto-Germanic *friþuz (“peace”), from *frijōną (“to free; to love”), from Proto-Indo-European *prāy-, *prēy- (“to like, love”). Cognate with Old High German fridu (“peace”), Old English friþ (“peace, frith”), Old English frēod (“peace, friendship”), German Friede (“peace”). Compare also afear. More at free, friend. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*preyH-}}, {{inh|en|enm|affraien||to terrify, frighten}} Middle English affraien (“to terrify, frighten”), {{der|en|xno|afrayer||to terrify, disquiet, disturb}} Anglo-Norman afrayer (“to terrify, disquiet, disturb”), {{der|en|fro|effreer}} Old French effreer, {{der|en|VL.|*exfrido|*exfridāre}} Vulgar Latin *exfridāre, {{der|en|frk||*friþu|security, peace}} Frankish *friþu (“security, peace”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*friþuz||peace}} Proto-Germanic *friþuz (“peace”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*prāy-}} Proto-Indo-European *prāy-, {{cog|goh|fridu||peace}} Old High German fridu (“peace”), {{cog|ang|friþ||peace, frith}} Old English friþ (“peace, frith”), {{cog|ang|frēod||peace, friendship}} Old English frēod (“peace, friendship”), {{cog|de|Friede||peace}} German Friede (“peace”) Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: archaic, transitive
    Sense id: en-affray-en-verb-Ri31BiRF
  2. (archaic, transitive) To frighten; to scare; to frighten away. Tags: archaic, transitive
    Sense id: en-affray-en-verb-MU6H7QJl
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: afray Derived forms: affrayer, affrayment Related terms: afraid

Inflected forms

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      "roman": "sbivane",
      "sense": "a sudden assault or quarrel",
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      "word": "kahakka"
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      "sense": "a sudden assault or quarrel",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "rissa"
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      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "a sudden assault or quarrel",
      "word": "kekeritanga"
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      "sense": "a sudden assault or quarrel",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "briga"
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "rixa"
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      "word": "desordem"
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    {
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      "tags": [
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