noun Archaic.
a companion; mate.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a companion |
| 2. | Also: fier a husband or wife |
| [Old English gefēra, from fēran to travel; see | |
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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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