Obs. rare. [short f. DEFRAY v.] trans. To defray; also absol.
1450. Plumpton Corr., 39. To the welfare of our soveraigne lord the King and you, nothing will they pay, without your said tenants will fray with them.
1631. Massinger, Emperor East, IV. iv. The charge of my most curious and costly ingredients frayed … I shall acknowledge myself amply satisfied.
