fere

[feer]

noun Archaic.

a companion; mate.

Origin of fere

before 1000; Middle English; Old English gefēra, derivative of fēran to go; akin to fare, feirie

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Historical Examples of fere

Dec. 7th, George my man had the great fall of the ladder, hora 10 fere mane.
The Private Diary of Dr. John Dee
John Dee
Its cunsumsion and they won't have me back for fere of my giving it to others.
Winnie Childs
C. N. Williamson
It was at Fere Champenoise that we passed through the first village which had been entirely destroyed by the retreating Germans.
The White Road to Verdun
Kathleen Burke
She hits massa with de hoe 'cause he try 'fere with her and she try stop him.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves.
Work Projects Administration
It was now possible to touch and study paganism almost (fere) without danger.
The Civilisation of the Renaissance in Italy
Jacob Burckhardt

British Dictionary definitions for fere

fere

noun Scot

a companion

Also: fier a husband or wife

Word Origin for fere

Old English gefēra, from fēran to travel; see fare

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Word Origin and History for fere

"companion" (obsolete), from Middle English fere, a shortening of Old English gefera "associate, comrade, fellow-disciple; wife, man, servant," from root of faran "to go, travel" (cf. German Gefährte "companion;" see fare (v.)).