† reˈtray, v. Obs.
[ad. F. retrai-re:—L. retrahĕre: see retract v.]
1. trans. and refl. To withdraw, draw back.
| 1470–85 Malory Arthur vii. xii. 230 Syr Beaumayns smote hym..& thenne he retrayed hym here & there & knyghtly mayntened his batail. 1562 T. Phaer æneid ix. A a iij b, The streames eke stayde Their waters hoarce of sound, and Tyber trembling foote retrayed. |
2. intr. To return; to retire, retreat.
| 1479 in Eng. Gilds (1870) 418 And then, euery man taking his leeve of the Maire,..to retray home to their evensong. 1523 Ld. Berners Froiss. I. xviii. 25 Than euery man had leaue to retraye to their lodgyng. a 1533 ― Huon cli. 575 Then he made his men to retraye backe fro the almayns. |