▪ I. † eˈffere, a. Obs. rare—1.
[ad. L. effer-us, f. ex out + ferus fierce.]
Excessively wild or fierce.
| 1586 J. Hooker Girald. Hist. Irel. in Holinshed II. 144/1 Let us returne to the historie of this effere..nation. |
▪ II. † eˈffere, n. Sc. Obs. rare.
Also afeir, affeir.
[Used metr. gr. for fear n.1; the prefix vaguely after afear v., effray: see effeir v.2]
Fear.
| 1553 Douglas æneis ii. v. [iv.] 21. (ed. 1) 34 a, We fled away al bludles for effere [v.r. afeir]. Ibid. iii. i. 57 And for effere [ed. 1874 affeir] my blude togiddir fresit. |
▪ III. effere
var. of effeir, v. Sc., to suit.