English → Latin
“affy” in Latin
spondeōto promise, bind or pledge oneself, contract, vow; to guarantee; to promise for another; to become security for a persondēspondeōto promise (to give), pledge, devote to; to promise in marriage, betroth, engage; to put away from oneself, give up, yiedēspōnsōto betroth
The English word affy itself goes back to Latin fīdō, through affidare.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
affy
Betroth, spondere, despondere (desponsare, post-Augustan, Suet.) alicui aliquam. Vid: BETROTH.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for affy?
- The usual Latin words for “affy” are spondeō, dēspondeō, dēspōnsō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.