"fere" meaning in English

See fere in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /fɪə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /fɪɹ/ [General-American], /fiːɹ/ [Scotland] Audio: en-us-fear.ogg Forms: more fere [comparative], most fere [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English fer, from Anglo-Norman fer, from Old French fier. Compare Latin ferus (“wild”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|fer}} Middle English fer, {{der|en|xno|fer}} Anglo-Norman fer, {{der|en|fro|fier}} Old French fier, {{cog|la|ferus|t=wild}} Latin ferus (“wild”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} fere (comparative more fere, superlative most fere)
  1. (obsolete) Fierce. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-fere-en-adj-pwfjwa~6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 30 28
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /fɪə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /fɪɹ/ [General-American], /fiːɹ/ [Scotland] Audio: en-us-fear.ogg Forms: feres [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English fere, from (Northumbrian) Old English fǣra, aphetic form of ġefēra (whence also Middle English y-fere). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*per-}}, {{inh|en|enm|fere}} Middle English fere, {{inh|en|ang|fǣra}} Old English fǣra, {{cog|enm|y-fere}} Middle English y-fere Head templates: {{en-noun}} fere (plural feres)
  1. (dialectal or obsolete) A companion, comrade or friend. Tags: dialectal, obsolete
    Sense id: en-fere-en-noun-VE2H~n6X
  2. (archaic) A person's spouse, or an animal's mate. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-fere-en-noun-u0Ot-409
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pheer, feer Derived forms: ferede
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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