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Afeard vs Afears - What's the difference?

afeard | afears |

As an adjective afeard

is afraid.

As a verb afears is

third-person singular of afear.

afeard

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (archaic) afraid
  • * , V.ii.
    • Pray you pass with your best violence;
    I am afeard you make a wanton of me.
  • * {{quote-book
    • , year=2009 , year_published= , edition= , editor= , author=John Hough, Jr. , title=Seen the Glory , chapter= citation , genre=Fiction , publisher=Simon and Schuster , isbn=9781416589655 , page=192 , passage=He's afeard of you, Luke. Don't you know that? }}

    Related terms

    * afear

    afears

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (afear)

    • afear

    English

    Alternative forms

    * affear

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to imbue with fear; to affright; to terrify.

    • Derived terms

    * afeard ----