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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

  1. 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,
  2. 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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