"atray" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /əˈtɹeɪ/ Forms: atrays [present, singular, third-person], atraying [participle, present], atrayed [participle, past], atrayed [past]
Etymology: From Middle English atrayen, atreyen, atreȝen, equivalent to a- + tray (“to grieve, vex”). More at tray. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|atrayen}} Middle English atrayen, {{m|enm|atreyen}} atreyen, {{m|enm|atreȝen}} atreȝen, {{prefix|en|a|tray|t2=to grieve, vex}} a- + tray (“to grieve, vex”), {{l|en|tray}} tray Head templates: {{en-verb}} atray (third-person singular simple present atrays, present participle atraying, simple past and past participle atrayed)
  1. (transitive, now chiefly dialectal) To vex; trouble; frighten; torment; harass. Tags: dialectal, transitive Synonyms: atrey, attray
    Sense id: en-atray-en-verb-iahn7Fyx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with a-

Inflected forms

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