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Old English · noun

fiþre

Part of speech
noun, neuter
IPA
/ˈfiθ.re/
[ˈfið.re]
Syllables
ˈfiθ · re (2 syllables)
Modern English
wingfeather

Meaning

  1. wing

    Henn ġegaderaþ hire ċicenu under fiðrum.

    A hen gathers her chicks under her wings.

    c. 995, Ælfric, Extracts on Grammar in English

Declension

Declension of fiþre
SingularPlural
Nominative fiþrefiþru
Accusative fiþrefiþru
Genitive fiþresfiþera
Dative fiþrefiþrumfiþerum

All forms (6)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *fiþrī, from Proto-Germanic *fiþriją.

Descendants

feather

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