affray

English

/əˈfɹeɪ/

verb
Definitions
  • (archaic) To startle from quiet; to alarm.
  • (archaic) To frighten; to scare; to frighten away.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English afraien (frighten, terrify) borrowed from afrayer (terrify, disturb, disquiet) derived from Old French effreer derived from Latin *exfridāre derived from Frankish *friþu (security, peace) derived from Proto-Germanic *friþuz (peace, reconciliation, sanctuary) derived from Proto-Indo-European *prāy-, *preyH- (be fond of, love, like, happy, beloved, dear).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*preyH-

Gloss

be fond of, love, like, happy, beloved, dear

Concept
Semantic Field

Kinship

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

好

Emoji
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