"fairce" meaning in Scots

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈfeːrs/ Forms: faircer [comparative], faircest [superlative]
Etymology: From Early Scots fers, from Old French fers, from Latin ferus (“untamed”). Etymology templates: {{der|sco|enm-esc|fers}} Early Scots fers, {{der|sco|fro|fers}} Old French fers, {{der|sco|la|ferus|t=untamed}} Latin ferus (“untamed”) Head templates: {{head|sco|adjective|comparative|faircer||faircest|||superlative|faircest||faircest||}} fairce (comparative faircer, superlative faircest), {{sco-adj|faircer|faircest}} fairce (comparative faircer, superlative faircest)
  1. (archaic) fierce Tags: archaic Synonyms: fers, ferss Derived forms: fairceness
    Sense id: en-fairce-sco-adj-wOsBCfMb Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Scots entries with incorrect language header
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    {
      "form": "faircer",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "faircest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
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          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
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        },
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            "Entry maintenance"
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfeːrs/"
    }
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      },
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    },
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    },
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        "5": "",
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        "Scots terms derived from Old French",
        "Scots terms with archaic senses"
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      "ipa": "/ˈfeːrs/"
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    }
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