Middle English Dictionary Entry
afēre adv.
Entry Info
| Forms | afēre adv. |
| Etymology | Cp. fēre & afēred. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
In fear.
Associated quotations
- a1400 PPl.C (LdMisc 656)16.165 : Afere [Hnt: Ne be afered of enemye].
- c1410 Chaucer CT.Mk.(Hrl 7334)B.3369 : Euer he is afere To doon amys or more to trespace.
- a1500 ?Ros Belle Dame (Cmb Ff.1.6)256 : For with youre yen þe letters writen be, By which y am defied and put a-fer.