fær

See also: fer, far, faer, fár, får, -fer, and fær-

Faroese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛaːɹ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛaːɹ
  • Homophone: far

Verb

fær

  1. third-person singular present of at fáa

Usage notes


Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /faiːr/
  • Rhymes: -aiːr

Adjective

fær (comparative færari, superlative færastur)

  1. able
  2. talented, competent
    Hún er fær í forritun.
    She is good at programming.
  3. (of roads) passable ant. syn.
    Er vegurinn fær?
    Is the road passable.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

fær

  1. (non-standard since 2012) present of

Old English

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fæːr/

Noun

fǣr m

  1. sudden danger, calamity, ambush; a blitz
Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

From the same Germanic source as faran. Cognate with Old High German fuora (German Fuhre).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fær/

Noun

fær n

  1. journey; coming, going
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Descendants

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fahaz.

Noun

fær f

  1. sheep

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Westrobothnian

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

From Old Norse far and fár.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /faːr/, /fæːr/

Noun

fær n

  1. contagious, current disease
  2. runnel
Derived terms
  • gangfær (epidemic)
  • mâgafær (stomach bug)
  • vettufær (runnel)

Etymology 2

Verb

fær

  1. imperative of fara

Etymology 3

Noun

fær m (definite fæærn)

  1. Alternative form of far
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