afeard

== English == === Alternative forms === afeared, affeard, affeared === Etymology === From afear +‎ -ed. === Adjective === afeard (comparative more afeard, superlative most afeard) (archaic or dialectal) Afraid. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== afear === Anagrams === afared == Scots == === Alternative forms === afeart, afeared === Etymology === From Middle English afered, past participle of aferen, chiefly archaic. The aphetic forms feard, feart, are more common. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əˈfiːrd/, /əˈfiːrt/ === Adjective === afeard (comparative mair afeard, superlative maist afeard) (archaic) struck with fear; afraid === Verb === afeard (archaic) simple past and past participle of afear === References === “afeard, ppl.adj.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.