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Affrayit, p.p. and a. Also: affrayyt, affrayt, affrait; afrayit, afrayet; affrayed, -id, affraid, affrayde (affreyde), afrayed. [ME. affrayed, etc., p.p. of Affray v. See also Effrayit.] Alarmed, terrified, scared; afraid.(a) 1375 Barb. ii. 291; etc.
Thai sall affrayit be gretumly
?1438 Alex. i. 1024.
Of that straik fele affrayit ware
1456 Hay I. 52/23.
All that was in the citee was rycht affrayit
1492 Myll Spect. Asl. MS. I. 285/21.
This gud ald knycht answerit all afrayet
1513 Doug. ii. ii. 111.
With myndis affrayit, atanys The cauld dreid ran in throu thar banys
1549 Compl. 70/21.
The eldest of them … beand al affrayit ande fleyit for dreddour of his lyue
1584 Waus Corr. I. 286.
In the meintyme my warding will mak thaime affrayit
1608 Wedderb. Compt Bk. 33.
The crawis and corbeis … fled … to our steple … merveulously affrayit
1615 Highland P. III. 176.
The cours … ȝour H. hes taikin … maiks all the Illanderis werrie afrayit
(b) c1420 Wynt. iv. 526.
Hyr ost scho scalyd here and thaire, Lyk as scho affrayid ware
Ib. 898; etc.
The kyng of Pers … in till yhoure gret flot … All affrayid has tane entré
a1500 Rauf C. 879.
Thy self maid me neuer sa affraid, That I for souerance wald haue praid
c1500-c1512 Dunb. G. Targe 242.
Wyth spirit affrayde apon my fete I sprent
a1605 Montg. Ch. & Slae 361.
I was affrayd to mount so hich

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