"Afric" meaning in English

See Afric in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more Afric [comparative], most Afric [superlative]
Etymology: Circa 1425; from Middle English Affrike, Affrique, Affryke, from Latin Āfricus. Compare early Old English Africe (attested only in one translation). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|Affrike}} Middle English Affrike, {{m|enm|Affrique}} Affrique, {{m|enm|Affryke}} Affryke, {{der|en|la|Āfricus}} Latin Āfricus, {{cog|ang|Africe}} Old English Africe Head templates: {{en-adj}} Afric (comparative more Afric, superlative most Afric)
  1. (poetic, archaic) African. Tags: archaic, poetic
    Sense id: en-Afric-en-adj-R0gRmjIX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: From Middle English Affrike, Affryk, Affryke, possibly from Middle French Affrique, Affrike, from Latin Āfrica. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|Affrike}} Middle English Affrike, {{m|enm|Affryk}} Affryk, {{m|enm|Affryke}} Affryke, {{der|en|frm|Affrique}} Middle French Affrique, {{m|frm|Affrike}} Affrike, {{der|en|la|Āfrica}} Latin Āfrica Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Afric
  1. (poetic, archaic) Africa. Tags: archaic, poetic
    Sense id: en-Afric-en-name-QD5FFLBa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: Africs [plural]
Etymology: Circa 1425; from Middle English Affrike, Affrique, Affryke, from Latin Āfricus. Compare early Old English Africe (attested only in one translation). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|Affrike}} Middle English Affrike, {{m|enm|Affrique}} Affrique, {{m|enm|Affryke}} Affryke, {{der|en|la|Āfricus}} Latin Āfricus, {{cog|ang|Africe}} Old English Africe Head templates: {{en-noun}} Afric (plural Africs)
  1. (archaic) An African. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-Afric-en-noun-yriIHK1M
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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