Afeard

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

afeard
    adj 1: a pronunciation of afraid [syn: {afeard(p)},
           {afeared(p)}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Afeard \A*feard"\ ([.a]*f[=e]rd"), p. a. [OE. afered, AS.
   [=a]f[=ae]red, p. p. of [=a]f[=ae]ran to frighten; [=a]- (cf.
   Goth. us-, Ger. er-, orig. meaning out) + f[=ae]ran to
   frighten. See {Fear}.]
   Afraid. [Obs.]
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         Be not afeard; the isle is full of noises. --Shak.
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