FERER

FERE

Fere, n. Etym: [OE. fere companion, AS. gefera, from feran to go, travel, faran to travel. sq. root78. See Fare.]

Definition: A mate or companion; -- often used of a wife. [Obs.] [Written also fear and feere.] Chaucer. And Cambel took Cambrina to his fere. Spenser. In fere, together; in company. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Fere, a. Etym: [Cf. L. ferus wild.]

Definition: Fierce. [Obs.]

Fere, n. Etym: [See Fire.]

Definition: Fire. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Fere, n. Etym: [See Fear.]

Definition: Fear. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Fere, v. t. & i.

Definition: To fear. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

13 April 2025

TIME

(noun) an instance or single occasion for some event; “this time he succeeded”; “he called four times”; “he could do ten at a clip”


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.

coffee icon