The Collaborative International Dictionary
Affear
Affear \Af*fear"\, v. t. [OE. aferen, AS. [=a]f?ran. See
Afeard.]
To frighten. [Obs.]
--Spenser.
Wiktionary
affear
vb. (context archaic English) To frighten, to scare; to terrify.
Usage examples of "affear".
As he was leaving church, he saw his love Take holy water--he, who is affeared At water's taste, ran quickly to the stoup, And drank it all, to the last drop!