"Fear" meaning in All languages combined

See Fear on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Fears [plural]
Etymology: * As an English surname, from an obsolete noun meaning "traveler," represented in the second half of Old English gefera (“comrade, companion”). * Also as an English surname, from the root of the adjective fierce, and occasionally from the noun fear. * Also as an English surname, from the noun ferry. * Occasionally as an English surname of Norman origin, from La Fère in Aisne, possibly from Latin feretrum (“bier”). Etymology templates: {{cog|ang|gefera|t=comrade, companion}} Old English gefera (“comrade, companion”), {{der|en|nrf|-}} Norman, {{der|en|la|feretrum|t=bier}} Latin feretrum (“bier”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Fears}} Fear (plural Fears)
  1. A surname. Wikipedia link: La Fère
    Sense id: en-Fear-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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