† Effere sb.

Sc. Obs. rare. Also afeir, affeir. [Used metr. gr. for FEAR sb.; 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.

  Effere, var. of EFFEIR, v. Sc., to suit.