fer-
See also: Appendix:Variations of "fer"
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse fer-, from Proto-Germanic *feþur-, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwr̥-, the zero-grade form of *kʷetwóres (“four”).
Pronunciation edit
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fer-
Middle English edit
Prefix edit
fer-
- Alternative form of for-
Old English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *fer-, unstressed form of *firi- (“around, across”), *fra- (“away from, off of, fully”), *furi- (“before, forth, forward”). Akin to Old High German ver-, Gothic faír-.
Pronunciation edit
Prefix edit
fer-
- unstressed form of Old English prefix for-
Usage notes edit
fer-, the unstressed form, was supplanted in later Old English in all cases by for-.