Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Afeard \A*feard"\ ([.a]*f[=e]rd"), p. a. [OE. afered, AS.
   [=a]f[=ae]red, p. p. of [=a]f[=ae]ran to frighten; [=a]- (cf.
   Goth. us-, Ger. er-, orig. meaning out) + f[=ae]ran to
   frighten. See {Fear}.]
   Afraid. [Obs.]

         Be not afeard; the isle is full of noises. --Shak.

Source : WordNet®

afeard
     adj : a pronunciation of afraid [syn: {afeard(p)}, {afeared(p)}]