AFFEARED

Verb

affeared

simple past tense and past participle of affear

Adjective

affeared (comparative more affeared, superlative most affeared)

(archaic) frightened, afraid

Source: Wiktionary


AFFEAR

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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The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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