See fearr on Wiktionary
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"english": "A year of the sun is when she passes around the Zodiac circle and moves under each of the twelve signs. Each month runs under one of the signs. The first of the signs is called aries, that is \"ram\"; the second is taurus, that is \"bull\"; the third is gemini, that is \"twins\"; the fourth is cancer, that is \"crab\"; the fifth is lion; the sixth is virgo, that is \"virgin\"; the seventh is libra, that is \"pound\" or \"scales\"; eighth is scorpious, that is \"scorpion\"; ninth is sagittarius, that is \"shooter\"; tenth is capricornus, that is \"he-goat's horn\" or \"he-goat\"; eleventh is aquarius, that is \"pouring water\" or \"one that pours water\"; twelfth is pisces, that is \"fishes.\"",
"text": "c. 994, Ælfric, On the Year\nÐǣre sunnan ġēar is ꝥ hēo beyrne þone miċlan ċircul zōdiacum, ⁊ ġecume under ǣlċ þǣra twelf tācna. Ǣlċe mōnað hēo yrnð under ān þǣra tācna. Ān þǣra tācna ys ġehāten ariēs, ꝥ is ramm; ōðer taurus, ꝥ is fearr; ðridda geminī, ꝥ synd ġetwisan; fēorða cancer, ꝥ is crabba; fīfta lēo; syxta virgō, ꝥ is mǣden; seofoða lībra, þæt is pund oððe wǣġe; eahtoðe scorpius, ꝥ is þrōwend; nigoða is sagittārius, ꝥ is sċytta; tēoða ys capricornus, ꝥ is buccan horn, oððe bucca; endlyfta is aquārius, ꝥ is wætergyte, oððe þe þe wæter ġȳt; twelfte is piscēs, ꝥ synd fixas.",
"translation": "A year of the sun is when she passes around the Zodiac circle and moves under each of the twelve signs. Each month runs under one of the signs. The first of the signs is called aries, that is \"ram\"; the second is taurus, that is \"bull\"; the third is gemini, that is \"twins\"; the fourth is cancer, that is \"crab\"; the fifth is lion; the sixth is virgo, that is \"virgin\"; the seventh is libra, that is \"pound\" or \"scales\"; eighth is scorpious, that is \"scorpion\"; ninth is sagittarius, that is \"shooter\"; tenth is capricornus, that is \"he-goat's horn\" or \"he-goat\"; eleventh is aquarius, that is \"pouring water\" or \"one that pours water\"; twelfth is pisces, that is \"fishes.\"",
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38,
43
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"english": "A year of the sun is when she passes around the Zodiac circle and moves under each of the twelve signs. Each month runs under one of the signs. The first of the signs is called aries, that is \"ram\"; the second is taurus, that is \"bull\"; the third is gemini, that is \"twins\"; the fourth is cancer, that is \"crab\"; the fifth is lion; the sixth is virgo, that is \"virgin\"; the seventh is libra, that is \"pound\" or \"scales\"; eighth is scorpious, that is \"scorpion\"; ninth is sagittarius, that is \"shooter\"; tenth is capricornus, that is \"he-goat's horn\" or \"he-goat\"; eleventh is aquarius, that is \"pouring water\" or \"one that pours water\"; twelfth is pisces, that is \"fishes.\"",
"text": "c. 994, Ælfric, On the Year\nÐǣre sunnan ġēar is ꝥ hēo beyrne þone miċlan ċircul zōdiacum, ⁊ ġecume under ǣlċ þǣra twelf tācna. Ǣlċe mōnað hēo yrnð under ān þǣra tācna. Ān þǣra tācna ys ġehāten ariēs, ꝥ is ramm; ōðer taurus, ꝥ is fearr; ðridda geminī, ꝥ synd ġetwisan; fēorða cancer, ꝥ is crabba; fīfta lēo; syxta virgō, ꝥ is mǣden; seofoða lībra, þæt is pund oððe wǣġe; eahtoðe scorpius, ꝥ is þrōwend; nigoða is sagittārius, ꝥ is sċytta; tēoða ys capricornus, ꝥ is buccan horn, oððe bucca; endlyfta is aquārius, ꝥ is wætergyte, oððe þe þe wæter ġȳt; twelfte is piscēs, ꝥ synd fixas.",
"translation": "A year of the sun is when she passes around the Zodiac circle and moves under each of the twelve signs. Each month runs under one of the signs. The first of the signs is called aries, that is \"ram\"; the second is taurus, that is \"bull\"; the third is gemini, that is \"twins\"; the fourth is cancer, that is \"crab\"; the fifth is lion; the sixth is virgo, that is \"virgin\"; the seventh is libra, that is \"pound\" or \"scales\"; eighth is scorpious, that is \"scorpion\"; ninth is sagittarius, that is \"shooter\"; tenth is capricornus, that is \"he-goat's horn\" or \"he-goat\"; eleventh is aquarius, that is \"pouring water\" or \"one that pours water\"; twelfth is pisces, that is \"fishes.\"",
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38,
43
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33,
37
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],
"english": "I saw the wooden door shatter. A bull stormed snorting into my room.",
"text": "Iċ ġeseah þā trīewenan duru tōbrecan. Fearr styrmde fnǣrende intō mīnum clēofan.",
"translation": "I saw the wooden door shatter. A bull stormed snorting into my room.",
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}
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"feàrr",
"feàrr#Scottish_Gaelic"
]
],
"tags": [
"alt-of",
"alternative"
]
}
],
"word": "fearr"
}
Download raw JSONL data for fearr meaning in All languages combined (8.1kB)
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