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fær

Pronunciation: /fæːr/

“fær” is an Old English word. Its 7 meanings in English:

noun

  1. sudden danger, calamity
  2. sudden attack; ambush; a blitz
  3. way, journey, passage, expedition; highway
  4. proceedings, way of life
  5. movable possessions; means of subsistence
  6. ark, ship
  7. aspect

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fērō. Cognate with Old Saxon vār (“ambush”) (Dutch gevaar (“danger”)), Old High German fāra (“ambush, danger, deceit”) (German Gefahr (“danger”)).

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