Feminine
affres
- (feminine, plural, plural-only) torment, torture, pain
- (feminine, plural, plural-only) throes
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In summary
Inherited from Old French affre, afre, from Old Occitan affre (“horror”), from Gothic *𐌰𐌹𐍆𐍂𐍃 (*aifrs), from Proto-Germanic *aibraz (“horrible, terrible”).
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