To wear; fret.
To ravel at the edge.
A fretted spot in a cloth, cord, etc.
An affray; fracas; combat.
There were few wounded in that fray, for those who fell sank in the mud and water and were drowned. – Allan and the Holy Flower by H. Rider Haggard
Now the young son of Lady Uta rushed to the fray. – The Nibelungenlied by Unknown