fuerre

Old French

Etymology 1

From Frankish *fōdr, from Proto-Germanic *fōdrą (“fodder”).

Noun

fuerre oblique singular, m (oblique plural fuerres, nominative singular fuerres, nominative plural fuerre)

1. hay

Descendants

• Middle French: feurre
  • French: feurre
• ⇒ Old French: forier
  • French: fourrier (see there for further descendants)
• ⇒ Old French: fourage (see there for further descendants)

Etymology 2

From Frankish *fōdr, from Proto-Germanic *fōdrą (“sheath”).

Noun

fuerre oblique singular, m (oblique plural fuerres, nominative singular fuerres, nominative plural fuerre)

1. sheath, case

Descendants

• ⇒ Old French: forrel
  • Middle French: fourrel
    • French: fourreau
    • →? German: Futteral (calque)