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Old English · adjective

feorr

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/fe͜orr/
[fe͜orˠ]
Syllables
fe͜orr (1 syllable)
Modern English
fardistantdistancedepraved

feorr1 · adjective

Senses

  1. far; at a distance

    oft earmċeariġ, · ēðle bidǣled, frēomǣgum feor, · feterum sǣlan,

    Like I should my heart, oft wretched, bereft of homeland, far from noble kinsmen, bind with fetters,

    Swā iċ mōdsefan · mīnne sceōlde,

  2. perverse; depraved

Declension

Strong declension of feorr
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative feorrfeorrfeorr
Accusative feornefeorrefeorr
Genitive feorresfeorrefeorres
Dative feorrumfeorrefeorrum
Instrumental feorrefeorrefeorre
Plural
Nominative feorrefeorrafeorrefeorr
Accusative feorrefeorrafeorrefeorr
Genitive feorrafeorrafeorra
Dative feorrumfeorrumfeorrum
Instrumental feorrumfeorrumfeorrum
Weak declension of feorr
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative feorrafeorrefeorre
Accusative feorranfeorranfeorre
Genitive feorranfeorranfeorran
Dative feorranfeorranfeorran
Instrumental feorranfeorranfeorran
Plural
Nominative feorranfeorranfeorran
Accusative feorranfeorranfeorran
Genitive feorrafeorrenafeorrafeorrenafeorrafeorrena
Dative feorrumfeorrumfeorrum
Instrumental feorrumfeorrumfeorrum

feorr2 · adverb

Senses

  1. far; distant

  2. far back (of time)

All forms (8)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *ferr (adjective), derived from Proto-Germanic *ferrai (adverb), an old comparative form.

Descendants

far

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