English
affeer
Affeer comes from Old French aferer, and goes back to Medieval Latin afforāre.
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500afforāre
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400aferer
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500afferen
- Englishearliest quotation 1623affeer
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500afforāre
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400aferer
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500afferen
- Englishearliest quotation 1623affeer
Earliest quotation: 1623, William Shakespeare, Macbeth: “For goodness dare not check thee! wear thou thy…”
Every English word from Medieval Latin afforāre
Today it means
verb To assess or reduce an arbitrary penalty or amercement to a precise sum; to fix the market value of.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Medieval Latin afforāre / affeer