"fer" meaning in Old English

See fer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /fer/
Rhymes: -er Head templates: {{ang-noun|n}} fer n, {{tlb|ang|Vespasian Psalter <<Mercian>>|late <<Kentish>>}} (Vespasian Psalter Mercian, late Kentish) Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-n|fer|fear|short=1}}, {{ang-decl-noun|fer|fearu|fer|fearu|feres|feara|fere|fearum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}}, {{ang-decl-noun-a-n|fer|far|short=1}}, {{ang-decl-noun|fer|faru|fer|faru|feres|fara|fere|farum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], fer [nominative, singular], fearu [nominative, plural], fer [accusative, singular], fearu [accusative, plural], feres [genitive, singular], feara [genitive, plural], fere [dative, singular], fearum [dative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], fer [nominative, singular], faru [nominative, plural], fer [accusative, singular], faru [accusative, plural], feres [genitive, singular], fara [genitive, plural], fere [dative, singular], farum [dative, plural]
  1. alternative form of fær (“way”) Tags: alt-of, alternative, neuter Alternative form of: fær (extra: way)
    Sense id: en-fer-ang-noun-bAHHNZ1V Categories (other): Anglian Old English, Kentish Old English, Mercian Old English Disambiguation of Anglian Old English: 49 51 Disambiguation of Kentish Old English: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /feːr/
Rhymes: -eːr Head templates: {{ang-noun|m|head=fēr}} fēr m, {{tlb|ang|Anglian|late <<Kentish>>}} (Anglian, late Kentish) Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-m|fēr}}, {{ang-decl-noun|fēr|fēras|fēr|fēras|fēres|fēra|fēre|fērum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: fēr [canonical, masculine], no-table-tags [table-tags], fēr [nominative, singular], fēras [nominative, plural], fēr [accusative, singular], fēras [accusative, plural], fēres [genitive, singular], fēra [genitive, plural], fēre [dative, singular], fērum [dative, plural]
  1. alternative form of fǣr (“danger”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: fǣr (extra: danger)
    Sense id: en-fer-ang-noun-VqxtZKTo Categories (other): Anglian Old English, Kentish Old English Disambiguation of Anglian Old English: 49 51 Disambiguation of Kentish Old English: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /feːr/ Forms: fēr [canonical]
Rhymes: -eːr Head templates: {{head|ang|verb form|head=fēr}} fēr
  1. singular imperative of fēran Tags: form-of, imperative, singular Form of: fēran
    Sense id: en-fer-ang-verb-1MCUW0wU Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 27 28 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "extra": "danger",
          "word": "fǣr"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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          "fǣr",
          "fær#Old_English"
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      "ipa": "/feːr/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eːr"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fer"
}

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  "forms": [
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      "form": "fēr",
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        }
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        "singular imperative of fēran"
      ],
      "links": [
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          "feran#Old_English"
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      "rhymes": "-eːr"
    }
  ],
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}

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