afflude

Scots

Etymology

aff- +‎ lude, derived from Old Norse ljútr.

Verb

afflude (third-person singular simple present affludes, present participle affludin, simple past affluded, past participle affluded)

(Shetland) To injure the looks or appearance of anything.

References

“afflude, v.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.