affeir
/əˈfɪə/Chiefly Scottish. Now rare
verb
[no object] To be proper, fitting, or appropriate. In later use frequently in as affeirs: as is appropriate; so as to suit. Frequently with to (also for).
Origin
Late Middle English. From Anglo-Norman and Middle French aferir, afferir to appertain, to be appropriate, to be fitting from a- + ferir to strike.
- silver fern
- silver fir
- silverfish
- silver fox
- silver gilt
- silver-haired
- silveriness
- silvering
- silver iodide
- silver jubilee
- silver Latin
- silver leaf
- silver-line
- silver maple
- silver medal
- silvern
- silver nitrate
- silver paper
- silver plate
- silverpoint
- silver salmon
- silver sand
- silver service
- silverside
- silversides