adv. [ Pref. a- + field. ] 1. To, in, or on the field. “We drove afield.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
How jocund did they drive their team afield! Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Out of the way; astray. [ 1913 Webster ]
Why should he wander afield at the age of fifty-five! Trollope. [ 1913 Webster ]