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fær

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Faroese

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fær

  1. third-person singular present of fáa
    hon fær sær ein kaffimunn
    she gets herself a cup of coffee
    (literally, “she takes a cup of coffee”)
    Sjúrður fær sær hestin Grana og ríður til Regin smið
    Sigurd finds the horse Grane and rides to Regin the smith

Icelandic

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse fǿrr, fœrr, from Proto-Germanic *fōriz (able to go, passable).

Adjective

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fær (comparative færari, superlative færastur)

  1. able, talented, competent
    Hún er fær í forritun.
    She is good at programming.
  2. (of roads) passable
    Synonym: farandi
    Antonym: ófær
    Er vegurinn fær?
    Is the road passable.
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Etymology 2

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From Old Norse fær.

Noun

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fær n (unknown declension)

  1. (obsolete, only in compounds) sheep
    Synonym: kind
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Etymology 3

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Verb

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fær

  1. third-person singular present indicative active of

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Verb

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fær

  1. (non-standard since 2012) present of

Old English

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Etymology 1

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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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Noun

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fǣr m

  1. sudden danger, calamity
    fǣrslidea sudden fall
    fǣrrǣssudden rush
    fǣrrǣsenderushing headlong
  2. sudden attack; ambush; a blitz
    fǣrnīþhostile attack
    fǣrgripesudden grip
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Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative fǣr fǣras
accusative fǣr fǣras
genitive fǣres fǣra
dative fǣre fǣrum
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Descendants
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  • Middle English: fere, fer, feer, feere
    • English: fear
    • Scots: fere, feir
    • Yola: vear

Etymology 2

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From Proto-West Germanic *far, from Proto-Germanic *farą, from the same source as Old English faran. Cognate with Old High German far (harbour, carting station), Old Norse far (pathway, vehicle, ship).

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fær n

  1. way, journey, passage, expedition; highway
  2. proceedings, way of life
  3. movable possessions; means of subsistence
  4. ark, ship
  5. aspect
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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *fahaz.

Noun

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fær n

  1. sheep

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