fea- in Old English

IPA: /ˈfæ͜ɑː/ Forms: fēa- [canonical] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *fawaz (“small, few”), from *pau- (“smallness”). Akin to Old English fēawa (“few”), fēawe (“small, little”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*fawaz||small, few}} Proto-Germanic *fawaz (“small, few”), {{cog|ang|fēawa||few}} Old English fēawa (“few”) Head templates: {{head|ang|prefix|head=fēa-|sort=}} fēa-, {{ang-prefix|head=fēa-}} fēa-

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        "4": "",
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        "2": "fēawa",
        "3": "",
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Germanic *fawaz (“small, few”), from *pau- (“smallness”). Akin to Old English fēawa (“few”), fēawe (“small, little”).",
  "forms": [
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "poor, miserable",
          "text": "fēasceaft",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "destitute",
          "text": "fēalōg",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "little, small; poor, lacking"
      ],
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          "lacking",
          "lacking"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "fēaw-"
        }
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfæ͜ɑː/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fea-"
}

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*fawaz",
        "4": "",
        "5": "small, few"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "fēawa",
        "3": "",
        "4": "few"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Germanic *fawaz (“small, few”), from *pau- (“smallness”). Akin to Old English fēawa (“few”), fēawe (“small, little”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "fēa-",
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    }
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    {
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        "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Old English terms with usage examples"
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "poor, miserable",
          "text": "fēasceaft",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "destitute",
          "text": "fēalōg",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "little, small; poor, lacking"
      ],
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        [
          "little",
          "little"
        ],
        [
          "small",
          "small"
        ],
        [
          "poor",
          "poor"
        ],
        [
          "lacking",
          "lacking"
        ]
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfæ͜ɑː/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "fēaw-"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fea-"
}

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"fea-" meaning in Old English

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