"feer" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more feer [comparative], most feer [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English fere, from Old English fēre (“able to go, fit for service”). More at fear. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|fere}} Middle English fere, {{inh|en|ang|fēre||able to go, fit for service}} Old English fēre (“able to go, fit for service”), {{l|en|fear}} fear Head templates: {{en-adj}} feer (comparative more feer, superlative most feer)
  1. Alternative form of fear (“able, capable”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: fear (extra: able, capable)
    Sense id: en-feer-en-adj-EyH0w3RZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: feers [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English fere, from Old English ġefēra. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|fere}} Middle English fere, {{inh|en|ang|ġefēra}} Old English ġefēra Head templates: {{en-noun}} feer (plural feers)
  1. Alternative form of fere (“companion, friend, mate”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: fere (extra: companion, friend, mate) Derived forms: playfeer
    Sense id: en-feer-en-noun-wpaYDqeh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 66
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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