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Affear vs Affeer - What's the difference?

affear | affeer |

As verbs the difference between affear and affeer

is that affear is (archaic) to frighten, to scare; to terrify while affeer is (obsolete) to confirm; to assure.

affear

English

Alternative forms

* afear

Verb

(en verb)
  • (archaic) To frighten, to scare; to terrify.

    • Derived terms

    * affeard

    affeer

    English

    Verb

    (en verb) obsolete (obsolete, legal) To assess or reduce an arbitrary penalty or amercement to a precise sum; to fix the market value of.
  • (obsolete) To confirm; to assure.

    • Derived terms

    * affeerment