affodillt (afodil)

Obsolete form of daffodil. afforage (af'or-aj), n. [ OF.afiorage, affeurage, Occleve. ( Hall i well .) yield, produce, or confer upon; yield, furnish, supply, as an effect or a result, as of growth, growth, h, effort, or operation: as, the earth affords grain; trade affords profit; religion af fords fords consolation to the afflicted; the transaction afforded him a good profit; to afford one an agreeable sensation. What could be le than to afford him praise? Milton , P. L., iv. 46. Standing out in strong relief from the contrast afforded by the sable background was a waxen image. Barham , In golds by Legends, I. 145. The delight which a work of art affords seems to arise from our recognizing in it the mind that formed Nature, again in active operation. Emerson , Art. 3. To manage, be able, or have the means (with an infinitive clause); be able to give or bear, spare, or meet the expense of (with an object noun): always, from the implication of ability, with may or can : as, we can afford to sell cheap; he might afford to gratify us; you can well afford the expense. Only this commendation I can afford her. Shak., Much Ado, i. 1. Thou shalt lie close hid with nature, and canst not be afforded to the Capitol or the Exchange. Emerson, The Poet. A man is rich in proportion to the number of things which he can afford to let alone. Thoreau , Walden, p. 89. =Syn. 2. To supply, furnish, bestow, communicate, give, impart. affordable (a-for'da-bl), a. [ afford + -able .] Capable of being afforded, spared, yielded, or borne. affordmentt (a-ford'ment), n. [ afford + -ment.] A donation; a grant. [Rare.] Your forward helps and affordments. H. Lord, Ded. of Sect of the Banians, 1630.