affy, affie, afye, afyghe ( gh mute)

t. & i. [Fr. affier.] I. Transitive : 1. To affiance, to betroth. "And wedded be thou to the hags of hell For daring to affy a nighty lord Unto the daughter of a worthle king, Having neither subject, wealth, nor diadem." Shakesp.: King Henry VI ., Part II ., iv. 1. 2. To bind, to unite, to join, to ally. so that personal respects rather seem to afle me unto that synod [Dort]."-Montagu: Appeal to Cæsar. II. Intransitive : To trust, to confide in.