Afear
[ə'fiə]
Definition
v.t. (obs.) to terrify.—adj. Afeard′ (Shak.) affected with fear afraid.
Checker: Wilbur
Examples
- Don't you be afeared o' that, sir, replied Gurt bluntly. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- I am sure I never need be afeared of anything after this. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Ought I to be afeared o' nights, Master Fairway? Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- It can't be nothing to be afeared of, I suppose? Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- But, instead, he added-- 'I'm afeared hoo speaks truth. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- I'm afeared hoo's too far gone in a waste. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
Typist: Nathaniel