Variant: or afeared
Pronunciation: ə - ' fird
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English afered, from Old English ā f ǣ red, past participle of ā f ǣ ran to frighten, from ā -, perfective prefix + f ǣ ran to frighten ― more at ABIDE , FEAR
Date: before 12th century
chiefly dialect : AFRAID