Etymology

fere

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Today it means: A companion, comrade or friend. Full definition →

Middle English fere ← Old English fǣra
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fere · noun1

  1. Old English · inherited fromfǣra
  2. Middle English · inherited fromfere
  3. English todayfere

From Middle English fere, from (Northumbrian) Old English fǣra, aphetic form of ġefēra (whence also Middle English yfere).

fere · adjective2

  1. Old French · derived fromfier
  2. Anglo-Norman · derived fromfer
  3. Middle English · inherited fromfer
  4. English todayfere

From Middle English fer, from Anglo-Norman fer, from Old French fier. Compare Latin ferus (“wild”).

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishfere all →

fearfeer

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