afear

Meaning

Verb

To imbue with fear; to affright, to terrify.

Origin

From Middle English aferen ("to frighten, terrify"), from Old English āfǣran ("to terrify, dismay"), from ā- + fǣran, from fǣr, from Proto-Germanic *fērō ("danger"), from Proto-Indo-European *per- ("to try, dare, risk").

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