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Affied vs Affies - What's the difference?

affied | affies |

As verbs the difference between affied and affies

is that affied is past tense of affy while affies is third-person singular of affy.

affied

English

Verb

(head)
  • (affy)

  • affy

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) afier, from (affidare).

    Verb

  • (obsolete) To trust ((in) someone or something); to rely ((on)).
  • * c. 1590 , (William Shakespeare), Titus Andronicus , First Folio 1623, I.1:
  • Marcus Andronicus, so I do affie / In thy vprightnesse and Integrity […].
  • (obsolete) To promise to marry (someone); to be engaged to.
  • * 1596 , (Edmund Spenser), The Faerie Queene , IV.8:
  • He, though affide unto a former love, / To whom his faith he firmely ment to hold, / […] Her graunted love, but with affection cold […].

    Etymology 2

    Shortening of (affidavit).

    Noun

    (affies)
  • (slang) An affidavit to be signed by a contest winner to confirm eligibility.
  • * 1997 , "Sandretto", Singapore Contest....'' (on newsgroup ''alt.consumers.sweepstakes )
  • If you have won a monthly prize, they will send you an affy and have you send it back. Then your prize comes from a courier.
  • * 1999 , "Suzy", Any BIG winners?'' (on newsgroup ''alt.consumers.sweepstakes )
  • The contest ended in mid November, I got the affy Christmas eve, and I picked up the car February 4th or 5th.

    affies

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (affy)