AFRAID
ADJECTIVES
1000 — AFEARD → AFEARED → AFFERED afraid, frightened; affected with fear or terror
1200 — ADRAD → ADREAD greatly afraid, frightened, put in dread → obs.
1200 — OF-FEARED afraid, frightened → obs.
1200 — OFFERD afraid → obs.
1200 — RAD afraid, frightened, apprehensive; alarmed → obs. exc. Sc.
1250 — FORFRIGHTED afraid, greatly terrified, badly frightened
1300 — FEARED afraid, frightened; timid → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1300 — GAST afraid, terrified → obs.
1340 — FERDY afraid, fearful, timid, terrified → obs.
1684 — ARGH afraid, timorous, apprehensive → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1721 — REDD → REDE afraid, frightened → Sc.
1774 — AFFLEY’D afraid, dismayed → Sc.
1790 — AGAST → AGEST afraid, terrified → Eng. dial.
1790 — AGUSH’D afraid, terrified → Eng. dial.
1800 — SCARY afraid, easily frightened, fearful, timid, cowardly → Amer. dial.
1807 — FEARIE afraid, fearful, dreadful, frightful → Sc. obs.
1821 — TERRIFICK afraid, terrified → Sc. obs.
1825 — BAISED afraid, concerned → Sc.
1825 — RAWN afraid → Sc.
1834 — FEART afraid → Amer. dial.
1837 — FUNKY afraid, fearful, timid, nervous, cowardly → sl.
1838 — FEARDER more afraid, more frightened → Sc.
1852 — AIRTH afraid, fearful → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1852 — AIRTHFUL afraid, fearful → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1877 — OORIE superstitiously afraid, affected by a feeling of the supernatural; in dread of spirits → Sc.
1880 — YARK afraid, nervous → Sc.
1888 — FAID afraid → Amer. dial.
1902 — HEART-FEARED afraid at heart → N. Ireland (Bk.)
1910 — SCARED SHITLESS afraid, extremely scared or frightened; senseless with fear or physical distress → sl.
1913 — BANG afraid, fearful → S. Afr. (Bk.)
1915 — BALMY afraid, nervous → World War I Amer. sl.
1916 — WINDY afraid → sl.
1920 — CRAPPY afraid → Sc.
1924 — GRUE nervously afraid or upset → sl.
1926 — ASCAID → ASCAIRT → ASCARED → ASKEARED → ASKEERED afraid, scared → Amer. dial.
1930 — CHARLEY → CHARLIE afraid → sl.
1933 — CHICKEN afraid, cowardly → orig. US
1933 — FEERED afraid → Amer. dial.
1935 — FAT AROUND THE HEART afraid, scared → Amer. dial.
1936 — BOOGERED afraid, frightened, spooked → Amer. dial.
1937 — SPOOKED afraid → US sl.
1938 — DARESOME afraid → Amer. dial.
1940 — AFRAIDLY afraid → Amer. dial.
1955 — SCAREDY afraid, fearful, timid, cowardly → Amer. dial.
1958 — SHIT-SCARED afraid, extremely frightened; terrified → sl.
1963 — POOPY afraid → sl.
1986 — SMALL afraid → US sl.
NOUNS
1300 — FEAREDNESS the condition of being afraid or frightened; terror, fear → obs.
1658 — PAVEFACTION a making afraid or terrifying → obs.
NOUNS, PERSON
1658 — SCAIRDY CAT one who’s afraid; a timorous person → obs.
2009 — CANDY-ASS a person who is afraid; a sissy → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
2009 — LILY LIVER a person who is afraid; a coward → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
PHRASES
1503 — IT FEARS ME I am afraid → obs.
VERBS
1000 — ADRAD → ADREAD to be afraid; to fear for oneself → obs.
1000 — AFEAR → AFERE → AFFERE to make afraid; to frighten, to terrify → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1205 — OFFRIGHT to be afraid → obs.
1225 — DOUBT to be afraid of, to dread, to fear → obs.
1314 — ADRAD → ADREAD to make afraid; to terrify → obs.
1315 — BE DOUBTED to be afraid → obs.
1350 — FAINT to be afraid; to lose heart or courage, to become depressed, to give way → arch.
1527 — STARKLE to be afraid; to shudder with fear, to quake → obs.
1552 — EFFEIR to be afraid of; to fear → Sc. obs.
1605 — HAZEN to be afraid of; to scare, to terrify → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1656 — PAVEFY to make afraid, to frighten → obs.
1808 — DERE to be afraid, to shake with fear; to crouch, to hide, to lie hid → Sc. obs.
1813 — FUNK to be afraid; to lose one’s nerve, to avoid doing something out of fear → sl.
1813 — SHIT ONESELF to be afraid → sl.
1818 — SHAKE IN ONE’S SHOES to be afraid → sl.
1825 — DANT to be afraid → Sc. obs.
1900 — PUT A DAFF ON A PERSON to make anyone afraid → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1916 — GET THE WIND UP to be afraid → sl.
1916 — PUT THE WIND UP to make afraid; to frighten; to make nervous → sl.
1920 — SPOOK to become afraid or scared; to scare, to unnerve; to take fright → US sl.
1924 — SWEAT BLOOD to be afraid → sl.
1925 — GET THE BREEZE UP to be afraid → sl.
1940 — CRACK to become afraid or nervous → World War II Amer. sl.
1945 — HAVE THE BRITTS UP to be afraid → Aust. sl.
1945 — HAVE THE JIMMIES to be afraid → Aust. sl.
1949 — RUN A MILE FROM to be afraid → sl.
1961 — SHIT A BRICK → SHIT BRICKS to be extremely afraid or scared → sl.
1970 — SUCK AIR to be afraid or alarmed, so as to pant; to hyperventilate with anxiety → US sl.
2009 — PUNK OUT to become afraid; to renege on something because of fear → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
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