Afeard

·p.a. Afraid.

afeard
(Ang. Saxon afered.) Afraid; frightened; terrified.--Todd's Johnson. This is a good old English wo...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
afeard
This is a very common expression for afraid, and though thought low, is a true archaism of our langu...

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