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Old English · noun

fefor

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ˈfe.for/
[ˈfe.vor]
Syllables
ˈfe · for (2 syllables)
Modern English
fever

Meaning

  1. fever

    Æfter ðisum ġebede, hē ābād on ðām leġere āne fēawa dagas, mid fefore ġewǣht, þurh wacolon ġebedum, on flōre liċġende, bestrēowod mid axum, on stīðre hǣran, upāhafenum ēagum and handum tō heofenum, and ne ġeswāc his ġebeda ōðþæt hē sāwlode.

    After this prayer, he remained in sickness for a few days, weakened by fever, in watchful prayer, lying on the floor, bestrewn with ashes, on stiff sackcloth, with eyes and hands turned up toward heaven, and he did not stop his prayers until he passed away.

    Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church

Declension

Declension of fefor
SingularPlural
Nominative feforfeforas
Accusative feforfeforas
Genitive feforesfefora
Dative feforefeforum

All forms (6)

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin febris.

Descendants

fever

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