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abray

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
abray
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Obsolete form of abraid.

Obsolete

Etymology

Back-formation from the preterite abraid, abrayde. More at abraid.

Usage

Inflected Forms

abrays (present, singular) abraying (participle, present) abrayed (participle, past) abrayed (past)

Rhymes With

they me way may day say all-day away play day by day today pay

Questions

What does abray mean?
Obsolete form of abraid.
Where does abray come from?
Back-formation from the preterite abraid, abrayde. More at abraid.

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