"afaint" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Etymology: From a- + faint. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|a-<id:on>|faint<id:to lose>|text=+|tree=1}} From a- + faint., {{ety|en|:af|a-<id:on>|faint<id:to lose>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂en-der. Proto-Germanic *an Proto-West Germanic *ana Old English on Middle English an Middle English a- English a- Middle English feynen English faint English afaint From a- + faint. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} afaint (not comparable)
  1. (archaic, poetic) fainting Tags: archaic, not-comparable, poetic
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