"gefer" meaning in Old English

See gefer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /jeˈfeːr/
Etymology: Nominalization of ġefēran (as if "association, going together") from ġe- (“jointly, together”) + fēran (“to go”) Etymology templates: {{nom|ang|ġefēran|ll=as if "association, going together"}} Nominalization of ġefēran (as if "association, going together"), {{af|ang|ġe-|fēran|t1=jointly, together|t2=to go}} ġe- (“jointly, together”) + fēran (“to go”) Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=n|g2=|g3=|head=ġefēr|head2=|sort=}} ġefēr n, {{ang-noun|n|head=ġefēr}} ġefēr n Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-n|ġefēr}}, {{ang-decl-noun|ġefēr|ġefēr|ġefēr|ġefēr|ġefēres|ġefēra|ġefēre|ġefērum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: ġefēr [canonical, neuter], no-table-tags [table-tags], ġefēr [nominative, singular], ġefēr [nominative, plural], ġefēr [accusative, singular], ġefēr [accusative, plural], ġefēres [genitive, singular], ġefēra [genitive, plural], ġefēre [dative, singular], ġefērum [dative, plural]
  1. society, company Derived forms: ġefērsċipe (english: society, fellowship)
    Sense id: en-gefer-ang-noun-0pNhLt0d
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /jeˈfer/
Etymology: From ġe- + fer (“way”) Etymology templates: {{af|ang|ġe-|fer|t2=way}} ġe- + fer (“way”) Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=n|g2=|g3=|head=ġefer|head2=|sort=}} ġefer n, {{ang-noun|n|head=ġefer}} ġefer n, {{tlb|ang|Kentish}} (Kentish) Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-n|ġefer}}, {{ang-decl-noun|ġefer|ġefer|ġefer|ġefer|ġeferes|ġefera|ġefere|ġeferum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: ġefer [canonical, neuter], no-table-tags [table-tags], ġefer [nominative, singular], ġefer [nominative, plural], ġefer [accusative, singular], ġefer [accusative, plural], ġeferes [genitive, singular], ġefera [genitive, plural], ġefere [dative, singular], ġeferum [dative, plural]
  1. Alternative form of ġefær Tags: Kentish, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: ġefær
    Sense id: en-gefer-ang-noun--1-t9M5n Categories (other): Kentish Old English, Old English entries with incorrect language header, Old English terms prefixed with ge-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Kentish Old English: 22 78 Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of Old English terms prefixed with ge-: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93 Related terms: fær, færeld, fara, fare, fareld, faru, fer, fera, fēre, gefēra, gefēre, gefēred, gefērlīþlīce, sċipfarend
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      "word": "færeld"
    },
    {
      "word": "fara"
    },
    {
      "word": "fare"
    },
    {
      "word": "fareld"
    },
    {
      "word": "faru"
    },
    {
      "word": "fer"
    },
    {
      "word": "fera"
    },
    {
      "word": "fēre"
    },
    {
      "word": "gefēra"
    },
    {
      "word": "gefēre"
    },
    {
      "word": "gefēred"
    },
    {
      "word": "gefērlīþlīce"
    },
    {
      "word": "sċipfarend"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "ġefær"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of ġefær"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ġefær",
          "gefær#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Kentish",
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/jeˈfer/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gefer"
}

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