voer
Afrikaans edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
voer (present voer, present participle voerende, past participle gevoer)
- (transitive) to feed; to give food
- Liné voer vir die kat roomys.
- Liné feeds the cat ice cream.
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Contraction of voeder, from Middle Dutch voeder, from Old Dutch *fuoder, from Proto-West Germanic *fōdr.
Noun edit
voer n (uncountable)
- fodder, grub, animal food, feed, (for humans) inferior food
- De boer verdeelt het voer onder zijn vee.
- The farmer distributes the fodder among his livestock.
- Ik moet voer kopen voor mijn konijnen.
- I need to buy grub for my rabbits.
- Dit voer is rijk aan essentiële voedingsstoffen voor vogels.
- This animal food is rich in essential nutrients for birds.
- (obsolete) bait
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Descendants edit
- → Caribbean Javanese: pur
Etymology 2 edit
Contraction of voeder, from Middle Dutch voeder, from Old Dutch *fuothar, from Proto-West Germanic *fōþr.
Noun edit
voer n (uncountable)
Etymology 3 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun edit
voer n (plural voeren, diminutive voertje n)
- (obsolete) act(ion), deed; business
- (obsolete) conduct
- (obsolete) attitude
- (obsolete) agitation; mischief
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Etymology 4 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
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voer
- inflection of voeren:
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Middle Dutch edit
Preposition edit
voer
- Alternative spelling of vōre
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Middle Low German edit
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