FERES

Noun

feres

plural of fere

Anagrams

• Frees, Frese, frees, reefs

Source: Wiktionary


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



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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