"fother" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfoːðər/ Forms: fothres [plural]
Etymology: From Old Norse fóðr, from Proto-Germanic *fōdrą. Doublet of fodder. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|non|fóðr}} Old Norse fóðr, {{der|enm|gem-pro|*fōdrą}} Proto-Germanic *fōdrą, {{doublet|enm|fodder}} Doublet of fodder Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} fother, {{enm-noun|pl=fothres}} fother (plural fothres)
  1. wagonload (that which fits in a wagon)
    Sense id: en-fother-enm-noun-EJsr5oyR Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 13 17 2 30 1 1
  2. a wildly inconsistent measure of weight primarily used for lead.
    Sense id: en-fother-enm-noun-r6MkCyUc
  3. a great quantity, especially a load or of people. Categories (topical): Units of measure
    Sense id: en-fother-enm-noun-QD2rOKfl Disambiguation of Units of measure: 37 12 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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