Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Affray \Af*fray"\, v. t. [p. p. {Affrayed}.] [OE. afraien,
   affraien, OF. effreer, esfreer, F. effrayer, orig. to
   disquiet, put out of peace, fr. L. ex + OHG. fridu peace
   (akin to E. free). Cf. {Afraid}, {Fray}, {Frith} inclosure.]
   [Archaic]
   1. To startle from quiet; to alarm.

            Smale foules a great heap That had afrayed
            [affrayed] me out of my sleep.        --Chaucer.

   2. To frighten; to scare; to frighten away.

            That voice doth us affray.            --Shak.