AFFEAR

Etymology

Verb

affear (third-person singular simple present affears, present participle affearing, simple past and past participle affeared)

(archaic) To frighten, to scare; to terrify.

Source: Wiktionary


Af*fear", v. t. Etym: [OE. aferen, AS. af. See Afeard.]

Definition: To frighten. [Obs.] Spenser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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