fer-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "fer"

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse fer-, from Proto-Germanic *feþur-, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwr̥-, the zero-grade form of *kʷetwóres (“four”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fɛːr/

Prefix

fer-

  1. four, quadri-, tetra-
  2. (in derived units) square

Middle English

Prefix

fer-

  1. Alternative form of for-

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fer-, unstressed form of *firi- (“around, across”), *fra- (“away from, off of, fully”), *furi- (“before, forth, forward”). Akin to Old High German ver-, Gothic faír-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fer/

Prefix

fer-

  1. unstressed form of Old English prefix for-

Usage notes

fer-, the unstressed form, was supplanted in later Old English in all cases by for-.

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