A variant spelling of 'affeer'; to assess or determine the amount of a fine or charge.
An alternate spelling of 'affeer' found in older English documents. The variation reflects the phonetic fluidity of Middle English before standardized spelling emerged.
English spelling only became 'standardized' after the printing press—before then, scribes spelled words as they sounded, so 'affeer,' 'affeir,' and 'affer' were all equally valid.
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