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Affear

Af-fear′

,
Verb.
T.
[OE.
aferen
, AS.
āf[GREEK]ran
. See
Afeard
.]
To frighten.
[Obs.]
Spenser.

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affear

affear

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Verb

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

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

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