affy

verb

-ed/-ing/-es

transitive verb

1

obsolete : confide, trust

2

a obsolete

(1)

: espouse

(2)

: affiance, betroth

b

archaic : to join closely (as in bonds of faith)

souls affied by sovereign destinies

—R. W. Emerson

intransitive verb

obsolete : confide, trust

Word History

Etymology

Middle English afien, affien, from Old French afier

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

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