Old English · noun
feþer
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong ō-stem
- IPA
- /ˈfe.θer/[ˈfe.ðer]
- Syllables
- ˈfe · θer (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- featherpen
Meaning
-
feather
hrēosan hrīm ond snāw, · hagle ġemenġed.
bathe of sea-birds, spread of feathers, fall of frost and snow, mingled with hail.
baþian brimfuglas, · brǣdan feþra, -
pen (writing instrument)
Sōðlīċe iċ þenċe mid mīnre feðre, for þon þe mīn hēafod oft nāt nāwiht be þām þe mīn hand wrīt.
I really do think with my pen, because my head often knows nothing about what my hand is writing.
Declension
All forms (7)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *feþru. See there for more.
Descendants
feather
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