afeard

or a·feared

[ uh-feerd ]

/ əˈfɪərd /

adjective British and Midland and Southern U.S.

afraid.

Nearby words

afars and the issas, afb, afbf, afc, afdc, afeard, afebrile, afetal, aff, aff., affable

Origin of afeard

before 1000; Middle English afered, Old English āfǣred frightened (past participle of āfǣran). See a-³, fear, -ed²

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Examples from the Web for afeard

Here's the best of everything; don't be afeard of high prices.
The Tithe-Proctor|William Carleton
But wouldn't they be afeard o' this great city, an' would they iver find us here?
Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays|Various
They need not be afeard; whither could poor miserable wretches escape away?
With Drake on the Spanish Main|Herbert Strang
"Why I've diskivered what I war most afeard on," answered the woodsman.
Ella Barnwell|Emerson Bennett

They couldn't come theirsells, and they were afeard to let me out my lone.
The Northern Iron|George A. Birmingham

British Dictionary definitions for afeard

afeard

afeared

/ (əˈfɪəd) /

adjective

(postpositive) an archaic or dialect word for afraid

Word Origin for afeard

Old English āfǣred, from afǣran to frighten, from fǣran to fear

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