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Old English · noun

fær

Part of speech
noun, neuter
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/fær/
Syllables
fær (1 syllable)
Modern English
suddenblitzpossessionsproceedingsmovableway of lifecalamityark

fær1 · noun · neuter

Senses

  1. way, journey, passage, expedition; highway

  2. proceedings, way of life

  3. movable possessions; means of subsistence

  4. ark, ship

  5. aspect

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of fær
SingularPlural
Nominative færfaru
Accusative færfaru
Genitive færesfara
Dative færefarum

fær2 · noun · masculine

Senses

  1. sudden danger, calamity

    fǣrslide

    a sudden fall

  2. sudden attack; ambush; a blitz

    fǣrnīþ

    hostile attack

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of fær
SingularPlural
Nominative fǣrfǣras
Accusative fǣrfǣras
Genitive fǣresfǣra
Dative fǣrefǣrum

All forms (12)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *far, from Proto-Germanic *farą, from the same source as Old English faran. Cognate with Old High German far (“harbour, carting station”), Old Norse far (“pathway, vehicle, ship”).

From Proto-Germanic *fērō. Cognate with Old Saxon vār (“ambush”) (Dutch gevaar (“danger”)), Old High German fāra (“ambush, danger, deceit”) (German Gefahr (“danger”)).

Descendants

fare, fear

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