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FǼR

  • noun [ masculine ]
  • adjective
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Grammar
FǼR, fér, es; m.
Wright's OE grammar
§345;
FEAR, danger, peril; tĭmor, terror, pĕrīcŭlum
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  • Hie se fǽr begeat

    the peril overwhelmed them,

    • Beo. Th. 2141
    • ;
    • B. 1068
    • .
  • Fǽr ongéton

    they felt fear,

    • Cd. 166
    • ;
    • Th. 206,
    • 16;
    • Exod. 452
    • .
Etymology
[
Wyc. R. Glouc. fere:
Plat. vare, f. danger:
O. Sax. fár, m. insĭdiæ:
Dut. gevaar , n. danger:
Kil. vaer mĕtus:
Ger. fahr, ge-fahr, f. pĕrīcŭlum:
M. H. Ger. vár, váre, m. snares:
O. H. Ger. fára, f. insĭdiæ, pĕrīcŭlum:
Dan. fare, m. f. danger:
Swed. fara, f. peril:
Icel. fár, n. harm, plague
.]
Similar entries
v. fǽr; adj. sudden.
Linked entries
v.  FǼR fér fér.
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  • FǼR, n.; adj.