English
fere
Fere comes from Middle English fere, and goes back to Old English fǣra.
- Old Englishc. 450–1150fǣra
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500fere
- Englishearliest quotation 1485same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Old Englishc. 450–1150fǣra
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500fere
- Englishearliest quotation 1485same form
Earliest quotation: 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur: “they swange oute their swerdis and slowe of noble…”
Linked words
through Middle English fere
Today it means
noun A companion, comrade or friend.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old English fǣra / fere