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From Middle English atrayen, atreyen, atreȝen, equivalent to a- +‎ tray (to grieve, vex). More at tray.

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atray (third-person singular simple present atrays, present participle atraying, simple past and past participle atrayed)

  1. (transitive, now chiefly dialectal) To vex; trouble; frighten; torment; harass.

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