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fere

[feer]
–noun Archaic.
a companion; mate.

Origin:
bef. 1000; ME; OE gefēra, deriv. of fēran to go; akin to fare, feirie
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fere   (fîr)   
n.   Archaic
  1. A companion.

  2. A spouse.


[Middle English, from Old English gefēra; see per-2 in Indo-European roots.]
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fere 
"companion" (obsolete), from M.E. fere, aphetic of O.E. gefera, from base of faran "to go, travel" (cf. Ger. Gefährte "companion").
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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