aforthen

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === avorthi === Etymology === A remodelling as a- +‎ forthen of earlier iforthen, itself from ġeforþian (“to further, accomplish, afford”), an extension of forþian, from Proto-West Germanic *forþōn, from Proto-Germanic *furþōną. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈfɔrðən/, /aˈfoːrðən/ === Verb === aforthen To be sufficient, suffice To bear the expense; to spare, afford ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== English: afford Scots: affuird, affoord, affeurd (Orkney) ==== References ==== “afō̆rthen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.