"afeard" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more afeard [comparative], most afeard [superlative], afeared [alternative], affeard [alternative], affeared [alternative]
Etymology: From afear + -ed. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|afear|ed}} afear + -ed Head templates: {{en-adj}} afeard (comparative more afeard, superlative most afeard)
  1. (archaic or dialectal) Afraid. Tags: archaic, dialectal Derived forms: unafeard Related terms: afear
    Sense id: en-afeard-en-adj-UC5jfq5u Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ed, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 82 15 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 84 14 2

Adjective [Scots]

IPA: /əˈfiːrd/, /əˈfiːrt/ Forms: mair afeard [comparative], maist afeard [superlative], afeart [alternative], afeared [alternative]
Etymology: From Middle English afered, past participle of aferen, chiefly archaic. The aphetic forms feard, feart, are more common. Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|enm|afered}} Middle English afered Head templates: {{head|sco|adjective|comparative|mair afeard|||||superlative|maist afeard||||}} afeard (comparative mair afeard, superlative maist afeard), {{sco-adj}} afeard (comparative mair afeard, superlative maist afeard)
  1. (archaic) struck with fear; afraid Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-afeard-sco-adj-FrS0Pkf- Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 86 14

Verb [Scots]

IPA: /əˈfiːrd/, /əˈfiːrt/ Forms: afeart [alternative], afeared [alternative]
Etymology: From Middle English afered, past participle of aferen, chiefly archaic. The aphetic forms feard, feart, are more common. Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|enm|afered}} Middle English afered Head templates: {{head|sco|verb form}} afeard
  1. (archaic) simple past tense and past participle of afear Tags: archaic, form-of, participle, past Form of: afear
    Sense id: en-afeard-sco-verb-2J6vrXvy

Alternative forms

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