Obs. trans. ? To fry. Also absol.
c. 1450. Two Cookery-bks., II. 89. Caste hem and the oynons into þat potte with the drawen pesen, and late hem boile togidre til they be all tendur, And then take faire oile and fray.
1558–68. Warde, trans. Alexis’ Secr., 28 a. To know whether a woman, shall euer conceiue or not. Take of the ruen of a Hare, and hauing frayed and consumed it, in hote water, giue it the woman to drinke, in the mornyng at her breakfast, than let her stande in a hote bathe: and if there come a greefe or payne in her bellie, she maie conceiue: if not, she shall neuer conceyue.
Hence † Frayed ppl. a.
c. 1450. Two Cookery-bks., II. 93. Take figges, and grinde hem all rawe in a morter, and cast a litull fraied oyle there-to.
