Etymology

feared

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Today it means: Pertaining to someone or thing that causes great fear in others. Full definition →

Middle English fard, feard, ferd, ferde, fered
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feared · adjective1

  1. Middle English · inherited fromfard, feard, ferd, ferde, fered
  2. English todayfeared

From Middle English fard, feard, ferd, ferde, fered, equivalent to fear + -ed.

feared · verb2

  1. Middle English · inherited fromferd
  2. English todayfeared

From Middle English ferd, feerd, fered, equivalent to fear + -ed.

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishferd all →

ferd

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