feþer

See also: fether, feyer, and féther

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English feþer, from Proto-Germanic *feþrō, from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥ ~ pth₂én-.

Noun

feþer (plural feþeres)

  1. a feather

Descendants

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *feþrō, from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥ ~ pth₂én- (“feather, wing”), from *peth₂- (“to fly”). Cognate with Old Frisian feþere, fethere, Old Saxon feþera, fethera, Old Dutch fethera, fethara, Old High German fedara, Old Norse fjǫðr. The Indo-European root is also the source of Ancient Greek πέτεσθαι (pétesthai), πτῶσις (ptôsis), Latin penna, Old Armenian թիռ (tʿiṙ), Celtic Proto-Celtic *petno- (Old Irish én, Breton ein (“bird”)).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfeðer/

Noun

feþer f (nominative plural feþra or feþre)

  1. a feather
    Se fenix ascæceþ feþre.
    The phoenix shakes its feathers.
  2. a pen (writing instrument)

Declension
Declension of feþer (strong ō-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative feþer feþra, feþre
accusative feþre feþra, feþre
genitive feþre feþra
dative feþre feþrum

Derived terms

Descendants

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