afeard

or a·feared

[ uh-feerd ]

/ əˈfɪərd /

adjective British and Midland and Southern U.S.

afraid.

Origin of afeard

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

Words nearby afeard

Afars and the Issas, fate worse than death, a, AFB, AFC, AFDC, afeard, feather in one's cap, a, afebrile, afetal, a few, aff

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Example sentences 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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单词	afeard
释义	afeard or a·feared [ uh-feerd ] / əˈfɪərd / adjective British and Midland and Southern U.S. afraid. Origin of afeard before 1000; Middle English afered,Old English āfǣred frightened (past participle of āfǣran). See a-³, fear, -ed² Words nearby afeard Afars and the Issas, fate worse than death, a, AFB, AFC, AFDC, afeard, feather in one's cap, a, afebrile, afetal, a few, aff Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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