"fe" meaning in Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

IPA: [feː] Forms: feen [definite, singular], feer [indefinite, plural], feene [definite, plural]
Etymology: From French fée (“fairy”), from Late Latin fāta, from Latin fātum (“destiny, fate”). Etymology templates: {{wp|Fe (eventyr)|lang=no}}, {{der|nb|fr|fée||fairy}} French fée (“fairy”), {{der|nb|LL.|fāta}} Late Latin fāta, {{der|nb|la|fātum||destiny, fate}} Latin fātum (“destiny, fate”) Head templates: {{nb-noun-m1|fe}} fe m (definite singular feen, indefinite plural feer, definite plural feene)
  1. a fairy (mythical being) Tags: masculine Derived forms: tannfe
    Sense id: en-fe-nb-noun-I87swyn~ Categories (other): Mythological creatures Disambiguation of Mythological creatures: 65 17 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [feː] Forms: feet [definite, singular], fe [indefinite, plural], fea [definite, plural], feene [definite, plural]
Etymology: From Old Norse fé, from Proto-Germanic *fehu. Etymology templates: {{der|nb|non|fé}} Old Norse fé, {{der|nb|gem-pro|*fehu}} Proto-Germanic *fehu Head templates: {{nb-noun-n1|fe}} fe n (definite singular feet, indefinite plural fe, definite plural fea or feene)
  1. cattle, livestock Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-fe-nb-noun-8k7h5HJr
  2. fool, blockhead Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-fe-nb-noun-vunsweKY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: fjærfe, storfe
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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        "1": "Fe (eventyr)",
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "feer",
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        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      ]
    }
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          "parents": [],
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        }
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        }
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      ],
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    },
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      ],
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      ],
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        ],
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      },
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    },
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        "4": "",
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  ],
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "feer",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "feene",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "a fairy (mythical being)"
      ],
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        ]
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[feː]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fe"
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      "word": "fjærfe"
    },
    {
      "word": "storfe"
    }
  ],
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      "name": "der"
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  ],
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      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        "indefinite",
        "plural"
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "feene",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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    },
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      ],
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        ],
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          "blockhead"
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    {
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  ],
  "word": "fe"
}

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