feþer

See also: fether, feyer, and féther

Middle English

Alternative forms

• fether, fethere, fedder, veþer

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɛðər/, /ˈfɛːðər/, /ˈfɛdər/

Noun

feþer (plural feþeres)

1. a feather

Descendants

• English: feather
• Scots: fedder
• Yola: vethers (plural)

References

• “fether, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *feþru. See there for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfe.θer/, [ˈfe.ðer]

Noun

feþer f

1. feather
2. pen (writing instrument)

   Sōðlīċe iċ þenċe mid mīnre feðre, for þon þe mīn hēafod oft nāt nāwiht be þām þe mīn hand wrīt.

   I really do think with my pen, because my head often knows nothing about what my hand is writing.

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

• feþerbǣre

Related terms

• fiþre

Descendants

• Middle English: feþer, fether, fethere, fedder, veþer
  • English: feather
  • Scots: fedder
  • Yola: vethers (plural)

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “feþer”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.