frayedadj.¹

Brit.

/freɪd/, U.S.

/freɪd/

Etymology: < fray v.¹ + -ed suffix¹.

archaic.

a. (The participle passing into plural) Afraid, frightened.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > [adjective]

affrightedOE

ofdreadOE

afearedOE

offearedlOE

radc1175

frightya1325

fearedc1330

fearfulc1374

afraidc1380

frayeda1400

wrotha1400

afearc1410

ghastful1422

fleyedc1425

afleyeda1500

a flighta1535

effrayed1553

flight-given?1611

hareda1618

frighted1647

affrightened1649

frighteneda1721

scared1725

intimidated1727

frightsome1827

scary1827

funked1831

fearing1837

funked out1859

fearsome1863

chickenshit1940

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 5814 A neddir it was, and he was fraid.

?a1400 (a1338) R. Mannyng Chron. (Petyt) (1996) ii. l. 7905 Alle frayed he went fro þat cite.

1488 (c1478) Hary Actis & Deidis Schir William Wallace (Adv.) (1968–9) vi. l. 580 The fute-men..On frayt folk set strakis sad and sayr.

1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. clxix. 206 All the countre was so frayed, that euery man drue to the fortresses.

a1555 D. Lindsay Tragedie in Dialog Experience & Courteour (1559) sig. Siv^v Be sey, and land, sic reif, without releif, Quhilk to report, my frayit hart afferis.

1608 E. Topsell Hist. Serpents 282 The Ape is as frayde thereof, as it is of the Snayle.

1827 T. Hood Plea Midsummer Fairies vii, in Plea Midsummer Fairies & Other Poems 4 Like a fray'd bird in the grey owlet's beak.

1866 G. MacDonald Ann. Quiet Neighb. (1878) xii. 238 With a curve in her form like the neck of a frayed horse.

Proverb.1534 R. Whittington tr. Cicero Thre Bks. Tullyes Offyces i. sig. E.5 More frayde than hurte.1546 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue i. iv. sig. B^v He shall let fall all, And be more frayd than hurt.

b. quasi-n. in for fraid = for fear. (Cf. ferd n.²)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > apprehension > [noun] > apprehension

doubta1225

feara1300

werea1300

suspiciona1340

doubtancea1400

suspectc1400

dwerec1440

suspensec1440

doubting1486

frayed1536

doubtfulness1576

pain1582

preapprehension1628

apprehension1656

alarm1733

1536 Gray in State P. Hen. VIII II. 355 Duetie to my Maister, and force, constraynyth me therto, for frayd of worse to comme herafter.

1889 E. Peacock Gloss. Words Manley & Corringham, Lincs. (ed. 2) (at cited word) For fraid..‘for fear’.

Derivatives

ˈfrayedly adv.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > [adverb]

frightlya1325

frayedly1570

fleyedly1596

frightedly1748

frightenedly1884

scaredly1901

1570 (c1478) Hary Actis & Deidis Schir William Wallace (Lekprevik) iv. 244 Frayitlie [MS. ferdely] thai rais, that war in to thai waynis.

ˈfrayedness n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > [noun] > state of

frightiheada1325

fearedness1340

effraying1489

fearfulnessa1513

frayedness1530

frightment1607

frightfulness1621

dauntedness1660

afraidness1669

funkiness1859

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 222/2 Fraydnesse, esmoy.

1575 J. Rolland Treat. Court Venus ii. f. 23^v All for frayitnes he fell in extasie.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

frayedadj.²

Brit.

/freɪd/, U.S.

/freɪd/

Etymology: < fray v.² + -ed suffix¹.

Rubbed, worn by rubbing, ravelled out. Also with out.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [adjective] > by loss of material or wasted > worn > frayed

ravelled1594

frayed1815

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or detachment > loosening or unfastening > [adjective] > loose, unfastened, or untied > untwisted or unravelled

untwisted1611

unravelled1649

frayed1884

1815 W. Scott Lord of Isles v. iii. 176 The ivy twigs were torn and fray'd.

1846 W. S. Landor Imaginary Conversat. in Wks. I. 155/1 [Johnson] The leather..will look queerly in its patches on the frayed satin.

1859 Ld. Tennyson Enid in Idylls of King 16 His dress a suit of fray'd magnificence.

1864 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend (1865) I. i. xiv. 132 The frayed ends of his dress.

1870 W. Morris Earthly Paradise: Pt. IV 107 Not good it is to harp on the frayed string.

1884 Western Daily Press 25 Apr. 7/5 The front of the bonnet is composed of frayed silk.

1889 John Bull 2 Mar. 149/3 The satin train had a thick ruche of frayed-out silk bordering it all round.

figurative.1896 Daily News 11 June 3/1 This novelty is getting just a trifle frayed at the edges.1934 Discovery Dec. 345/1 Super-sensitivity to sounds normally arises with frayed nerves due to worry or illness.1966 J. Porter Sour Cream i. 7 The grandiose schemes of my youth had got more than a bit frayed round the edges.

Derivatives

ˈfrayedness n. frayed condition.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [noun] > loss of material > wearing away > wearing by friction > frayed condition

fraya1627

frayedness1893

1893 Cassell's Family Mag. June 500/2 He hands over [the rope] to us in all its frayedness.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	frayed
释义	frayedadj.¹ Brit. /freɪd/, U.S. /freɪd/ Etymology: < fray v.¹ + -ed suffix¹. archaic. a. (The participle passing into plural) Afraid, frightened. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > [adjective] affrightedOE ofdreadOE afearedOE offearedlOE radc1175 frightya1325 fearedc1330 fearfulc1374 afraidc1380 frayeda1400 wrotha1400 afearc1410 ghastful1422 fleyedc1425 afleyeda1500 a flighta1535 effrayed1553 flight-given?1611 hareda1618 frighted1647 affrightened1649 frighteneda1721 scared1725 intimidated1727 frightsome1827 scary1827 funked1831 fearing1837 funked out1859 fearsome1863 chickenshit1940 a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 5814 A neddir it was, and he was fraid. ?a1400 (a1338) R. Mannyng Chron. (Petyt) (1996) ii. l. 7905 Alle frayed he went fro þat cite. 1488 (c1478) Hary Actis & Deidis Schir William Wallace (Adv.) (1968–9) vi. l. 580 The fute-men..On frayt folk set strakis sad and sayr. 1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. clxix. 206 All the countre was so frayed, that euery man drue to the fortresses. a1555 D. Lindsay Tragedie in Dialog Experience & Courteour (1559) sig. Siv^v Be sey, and land, sic reif, without releif, Quhilk to report, my frayit hart afferis. 1608 E. Topsell Hist. Serpents 282 The Ape is as frayde thereof, as it is of the Snayle. 1827 T. Hood Plea Midsummer Fairies vii, in Plea Midsummer Fairies & Other Poems 4 Like a fray'd bird in the grey owlet's beak. 1866 G. MacDonald Ann. Quiet Neighb. (1878) xii. 238 With a curve in her form like the neck of a frayed horse. Proverb.1534 R. Whittington tr. Cicero Thre Bks. Tullyes Offyces i. sig. E.5 More frayde than hurte.1546 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue i. iv. sig. B^v He shall let fall all, And be more frayd than hurt. b. quasi-n. in for fraid = for fear. (Cf. ferd n.²) ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > apprehension > [noun] > apprehension doubta1225 feara1300 werea1300 suspiciona1340 doubtancea1400 suspectc1400 dwerec1440 suspensec1440 doubting1486 frayed1536 doubtfulness1576 pain1582 preapprehension1628 apprehension1656 alarm1733 1536 Gray in State P. Hen. VIII II. 355 Duetie to my Maister, and force, constraynyth me therto, for frayd of worse to comme herafter. 1889 E. Peacock Gloss. Words Manley & Corringham, Lincs. (ed. 2) (at cited word) For fraid..‘for fear’. Derivatives ˈfrayedly adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > [adverb] frightlya1325 frayedly1570 fleyedly1596 frightedly1748 frightenedly1884 scaredly1901 1570 (c1478) Hary Actis & Deidis Schir William Wallace (Lekprevik) iv. 244 Frayitlie [MS. ferdely] thai rais, that war in to thai waynis. ˈfrayedness n. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > [noun] > state of frightiheada1325 fearedness1340 effraying1489 fearfulnessa1513 frayedness1530 frightment1607 frightfulness1621 dauntedness1660 afraidness1669 funkiness1859 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 222/2 Fraydnesse, esmoy. 1575 J. Rolland Treat. Court Venus ii. f. 23^v All for frayitnes he fell in extasie. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022). frayedadj.² Brit. /freɪd/, U.S. /freɪd/ Etymology: < fray v.² + -ed suffix¹. Rubbed, worn by rubbing, ravelled out. Also with out. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [adjective] > by loss of material or wasted > worn > frayed ravelled1594 frayed1815 the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or detachment > loosening or unfastening > [adjective] > loose, unfastened, or untied > untwisted or unravelled untwisted1611 unravelled1649 frayed1884 1815 W. Scott Lord of Isles v. iii. 176 The ivy twigs were torn and fray'd. 1846 W. S. Landor Imaginary Conversat. in Wks. I. 155/1 [Johnson] The leather..will look queerly in its patches on the frayed satin. 1859 Ld. Tennyson Enid in Idylls of King 16 His dress a suit of fray'd magnificence. 1864 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend (1865) I. i. xiv. 132 The frayed ends of his dress. 1870 W. Morris Earthly Paradise: Pt. IV 107 Not good it is to harp on the frayed string. 1884 Western Daily Press 25 Apr. 7/5 The front of the bonnet is composed of frayed silk. 1889 John Bull 2 Mar. 149/3 The satin train had a thick ruche of frayed-out silk bordering it all round. figurative.1896 Daily News 11 June 3/1 This novelty is getting just a trifle frayed at the edges.1934 Discovery Dec. 345/1 Super-sensitivity to sounds normally arises with frayed nerves due to worry or illness.1966 J. Porter Sour Cream i. 7 The grandiose schemes of my youth had got more than a bit frayed round the edges. Derivatives ˈfrayedness n. frayed condition. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [noun] > loss of material > wearing away > wearing by friction > frayed condition fraya1627 frayedness1893 1893 Cassell's Family Mag. June 500/2 He hands over [the rope] to us in all its frayedness. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > as lemmas frayed † frayed adj. Obsolete ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > cooking > [adjective] > frying or fried friedc1390 frayedc1450 frizzling1852 frizzled1891 c1450 Two Cookery-bks. ii. 93 Take figges..and cast a litull fraied oyle there-to. extracted from † frayv.⁴ < adj.¹a1400adj.²1815 as lemmas
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