afeard

From afear +‎ -ed.

Homophones: affeard, affeared, afeared

afeard (comparative more afeard, superlative most afeard)

1. (archaic) afraid
   • c. 1599–1602, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals):

     , V.ii.

     Pray you pass with your best violence;

     I am afeard you make a wanton of me.

   • 2009, John Hough, Jr., Seen the Glory‎ (Fiction), Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 192:

     He's afeard of you, Luke. Don't you know that?

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