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feer
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fere
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fɪər
/
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feer
]
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noun
Archaic
.
a companion; mate.
Origin:
before 1000;
Middle English;
Old English
gefēra,
derivative of
fēran
to go; akin to
fare
,
feirie
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fere
(fɪə,
Scottish
fiːr)
—
n
1.
a companion
2.
Also:
fier
a husband or wife
[Old English
gefēra
, from
fēran
to travel; see
fare
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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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").
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