Definition of "flay"

(transitive, UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To cause to fly; put to flight; drive off (by frightening).  examples

(transitive, UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To frighten; scare; terrify.  quotations  examples

(intransitive, UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To be fear-stricken.  examples

(UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) A fright; a scare.  examples

(UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Fear; a source of fear; a formidable matter; a fearsome or repellent-looking individual.  examples

To strip the skin off; to skin.  quotations  examples

To lash or whip.  examples