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Webster 1913 Edition
Afeard
A-feard′
(ȧ-fērd′)
, p.
Adj.
[OE.
afered
, AS. āfǣred
, p. p. of āfǣran
to frighten; ā-
(cf. Goth. us-
, Ger. er-
, orig. meaning out
) + fǣran
to frighten. See Fear
.] Afraid.
[Obs.]
Be not
afeard
; the isle is full of noises. Shakespeare
Webster 1828 Edition
Afeard
AFE'ARD
,Adj.
Afraid; affected with fear or apprehension, in a more moderate degree than is expressed by terrified. It is followed by of, but no longer used in books, and even in popular use, is deemed vulgar.