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Webster 1913 Edition
Afeard
A-feard′
(ȧ-fērd′)
, p.
Adj.
[OE.
afered
, AS. āfǣred
, p. p. of āfǣran
to frighten; ā-
(cf. Goth. us-
, Ger. er-
, orig. meaning out
) + fǣran
to frighten. See Fear
.] Afraid.
[Obs.]
Be not
afeard
; the isle is full of noises. Shakespeare
Webster 1828 Edition
Afeard
AFE'ARD
,Adj.
Afraid; affected with fear or apprehension, in a more moderate degree than is expressed by terrified. It is followed by of, but no longer used in books, and even in popular use, is deemed vulgar.
Definition 2024
afeard
afeard
English
Adjective
afeard (comparative more afeard, superlative most afeard)
- (archaic) afraid
- 1594, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, V.ii.
- Pray you pass with your best violence;
- I am afeard you make a wanton of me.
- 2009, John Hough, Jr., Seen the Glory (Fiction), Simon and Schuster, ISBN 9781416589655, page 192:
- He's afeard of you, Luke. Don't you know that?
- 1594, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, V.ii.