"fer-" meaning in Old English

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Prefix

IPA: /fer/
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *fer-, unstressed form of *firi- (“around, across”), *fra- (“away from, off of, fully”), *furi- (“before, forth, forward”). Akin to Old High German ver-, Gothic faír-. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*fer-}} Proto-Germanic *fer-, {{m|gem-pro|*firi-||around, across}} *firi- (“around, across”), {{m|gem-pro|*fra-||away from, off of, fully}} *fra- (“away from, off of, fully”), {{m|gem-pro|*furi-||before, forth, forward}} *furi- (“before, forth, forward”), {{cog|goh|ver-}} Old High German ver-, {{cog|got|faír-}} Gothic faír- Head templates: {{head|ang|prefix|head=|sort=}} fer-, {{ang-prefix}} fer-
  1. unstressed form of Old English prefix for- Tags: form-of, morpheme, unstressed Form of: Old English prefix for- Synonyms: fær-, fear-, feor-, fier-, for-, fyr-
    Sense id: en-fer--ang-prefix-IvmxijUg Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header

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