English
affrayer
Affrayer comes from Middle English *affrayere.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500*affrayerereconstructed
- Englishtodayaffrayer
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500*affrayerereconstructed
- Englishtodayaffrayer
Formed from affray + -er
Proto-Indo-European *preyH- ‘to please’
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Latin ex ‘out of, from’
Vulgar Latin *exfridāre ‘to frighten’
Anglo-Norman afrayer ‘to terrify, disquiet, disturb’
Middle English affraien ‘to terrify, frighten’
English affray
Every English word from Middle English *affrayere
Today it means
noun One involved in an affray.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English *affrayere / affrayer