"feower" meaning in Old English

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Numeral

IPA: /ˈfe͜oː.wer/ Forms: fēower [canonical]
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *feuwar, from Proto-Germanic *fedwōr, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*feuwar}} Proto-West Germanic *feuwar, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*fedwōr}} Proto-Germanic *fedwōr, {{der|ang|ine-pro|*kʷetwóres}} Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Head templates: {{head|ang|numeral|head=fēower}} fēower
  1. four Categories (topical): Old English cardinal numbers Synonyms: fēowor, fēowur [West-Saxon] Derived forms: fēowerfeald
    Sense id: en-feower-ang-num-BO-vCA9a Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "four"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: four, fore, feour, fower, fowwre, foure, fowr, vour\nEnglish: four\nGeordie English: fower\nScots: fower\nYola: vour, voure, vowre",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: four, fore, feour, fower, fowwre, foure, fowr, vour\nEnglish: four\nGeordie English: fower\nScots: fower\nYola: vour, voure, vowre"
    }
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *feuwar",
      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
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        "3": "*fedwōr"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *fedwōr",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*kʷetwóres"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *feuwar, from Proto-Germanic *fedwōr, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "fēower",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "numeral",
        "head": "fēower"
      },
      "expansion": "fēower",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "num",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "name": "Old English cardinal numbers",
          "parents": [
            "Cardinal numbers",
            "Numbers",
            "All topics",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "fēowerfeald"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "four"
      ],
      "id": "en-feower-ang-num-BO-vCA9a",
      "links": [
        [
          "four",
          "four"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "fēowor"
        },
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          "tags": [
            "West-Saxon"
          ],
          "word": "fēowur"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfe͜oː.wer/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "feower"
}
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "fēowerfeald"
    }
  ],
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "four"
          },
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          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: four, fore, feour, fower, fowwre, foure, fowr, vour\nEnglish: four\nGeordie English: fower\nScots: fower\nYola: vour, voure, vowre"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "gmw-pro",
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *feuwar",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*fedwōr"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *fedwōr",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
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        "3": "*kʷetwóres"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *feuwar, from Proto-Germanic *fedwōr, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "fēower",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "numeral",
        "head": "fēower"
      },
      "expansion": "fēower",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "num",
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        "Old English cardinal numbers",
        "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old English lemmas",
        "Old English numerals",
        "Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
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        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "four"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "four",
          "four"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfe͜oː.wer/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "fēowor"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "West-Saxon"
      ],
      "word": "fēowur"
    }
  ],
  "word": "feower"
}

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