"afeard" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more afeard [comparative], most afeard [superlative]
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 Synonyms: afeared, affeard, affeared 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
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