/euh fray"/ , n.
1. a public fight; a noisy quarrel; brawl.
2. Law. the fighting of two or more persons in a public place.
v.t.
3. Archaic. to frighten.
[ 1275-1325; ME afray (n.), afrayer (v.), OF esfrei (n.), esfreer (v.) exfridare to break the peace, equiv. to ex- EX- 1 + -frid- peace ( Friede ) + -are inf. suffix ]
Syn. 1. row, fracas, altercation, melee.