" affrays "

[Verb]  | "affray" 

1: startle, frighten

Origin: 14th century ;

 Middle English afraien, affraien "to disturb, frighten, attack, brawl," borrowed from Anglo-French esfreier, effreier, (with prefix alternation) affreer, affraier "to frighten, startle," going back to Gallo-Romance *exfridāre, from Latin ex- {see: |ex-:1|ex-:1} + Gallo-Romance *-fridāre, derivative from Old Low Franconian *friðu "peace, tranquility," going back to Germanic *friþu- (whence Old English friþ "peace, security, protection," Old Saxon friđu, Old High German fridu, Old Norse friðr), derivative, with the suffix *-tu-, of *fri(j)a- {see: |free:1|free:1};

[Noun]  | "af*fray" | \ ə-ˈfrā \

1: fray, brawl

2: a fight in a public place that disturbs the peace

Origin: 14th century ;

 Middle English afray, affray "fright, consternation, assault, brawl," borrowed from Anglo-French effrei, esfrei, affrai, noun derivative of esfreier, effreier, affraier "to frighten, startle" {mat|affray:2|};

[Noun]  | "affrays" 

[Noun]  | "affray"