deray
verbEtymology From Old French derroi, desroi, desrei, from des- (from Latin dis-) + roi, rei, rai (“order”). See array and disarray.
1
Archaic To derange.
2
Archaic To become deranged; to go wild.
deray
noun/dɪˈɹeɪ/
Etymology From Old French derroi, desroi, desrei, from des- (from Latin dis-) + roi, rei, rai (“order”). See array and disarray.
1
Obsolete Disorder, disturbance.
2
impetuosity, prowess, vigour
3
Archaic Disarray, confusion.
- […] the exasperated Whigs […] were the men in fact that wrought the most deray among the populace.1824, James Hogg, The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner, Oxford, published 2010, page 26:
4
Obsolete Disorderly merriment; partying.
- […] there were pipes and fiddles, and as much dancing and deray within as used to be at Sir Robert’s house at Pace and Yule, and such high seasons […]1824, Sir Walter Scott, Redgauntlet: