feer

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verb

To mark (a field) with furrows before ploughing.

OriginMiddle English fere ← Old English fēre →
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Meanings

feer1

adjectivefeer (comparative more feer, superlative most feer)

comparative more feer · superlative most feer

  1. alternativeAlternative form of fear (“able, capable”).

feer2

nounfeer (plural feers)

plural feers

  1. alternativeAlternative form of fere (“companion, friend, mate”).

feer3

verbfeer (third-person singular simple present feers, present participle feering, simple past and past participle feered)

present singular third person feers · participle present feering · participle past feered · past feered

  1. ScotlandtransitiveagricultureTo mark (a field) with furrows before ploughing.

Origin

feer · adjective

  1. Old Englishfēre“able to go, fit for service”
  2. Middle Englishfere
  3. Englishfeer

From Middle English fere, from Old English fēre (“able to go, fit for service”). More at fear.

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feer · noun

  1. Old Englishġefēra
  2. Middle Englishfere
  3. Englishfeer

From Middle English fere, from Old English ġefēra.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

feer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feer

MLA

“feer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feer. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “feer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feer.

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