I had recourse, or I betook myself, or repaired, to him, or it, for refuge, protection, preservation, concealment, covert, or lodging: (TA:) and I inclined to, or towards, him, or it: a dialect var. of أَرْفَأْتُ. (Fr, TA.)
2.
-A2- أَرْفَيْتُ السَّفِينَةَI brought the ship near to the land; a dialect var. of أَرْفَأْتُ. (ISh, TA.)