"fers" meaning in Middle English

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Adjective

IPA: /feːrs/ Forms: ferse [plural], ferse [singular, weak]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French fers, fiers, nominative of fer, fier, from Latin ferus. Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|fierce}}, {{bor+|enm|fro|fers}} Borrowed from Old French fers, {{der|enm|la|ferus}} Latin ferus Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective|plural and weak singular|ferse||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} fers (plural and weak singular ferse), {{enm-adj|ferse}} fers (plural and weak singular ferse)
  1. brave, bold
    Sense id: en-fers-enm-adj-MjYMvwny
  2. arrogant, haughty
    Sense id: en-fers-enm-adj-YPU-mvsW
  3. fierce, savage Categories (topical): Emotions
    Sense id: en-fers-enm-adj-c0jInohX Disambiguation of Emotions: 0 0 62 12 27 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 3 3 57 18 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 0 0 39 13 9 32 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 39 12 9 32 7
  4. severe, devastating
    Sense id: en-fers-enm-adj-uA2rA65- Categories (other): Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 0 0 39 13 9 32 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 39 12 9 32 7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: feers, ferce, ferse, fiers, fierse, firs, frese, fuerse, fyers, fyerse Derived forms: fersly, fersnesse
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /feːrs/ Forms: ferses [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French fierce, from Medieval Latin ferzia, from Persian فرزین (farzin). Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|chess piece}}, {{bor+|enm|fro|fierce}} Borrowed from Old French fierce, {{der|enm|ML.|ferzia}} Medieval Latin ferzia, {{der|enm|fa|فرزین|tr=farzin}} Persian فرزین (farzin) Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} fers, {{enm-noun|ferses}} fers (plural ferses)
  1. queen (chess piece) Categories (topical): Chess, Violence Synonyms: ffers
    Sense id: en-fers-enm-noun-7DWUgKtq Disambiguation of Chess: 0 0 16 9 74 Disambiguation of Violence: 0 0 36 13 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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