fær

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fær

  1. third-person singular present of fáa
    hon fær sær ein kaffimunn
    she gets herself a cup of coffee
    (literally, “she takes a cup of coffee”)
    Sjúrður fær sær hestin Grana og ríður til Regin smið
    Sigurd finds the horse Grane and rides to Regin the smith

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Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Norse fǿrr, fœrr.

Adjective[edit]

fær (comparative færari, superlative færastur)

  1. able
  2. talented, competent
    Hún er fær í forritun.
    She is good at programming.
  3. (of roads) passable
    Er vegurinn fær?
    Is the road passable.
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  • (antonym(s) of "passable"): ófær
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Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

fær

  1. third-person singular present indicative active of

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

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Verb[edit]

fær

  1. (non-standard since 2012) present of

Old English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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

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Noun[edit]

fǣr m

  1. sudden danger, calamity
    fǣrslidea sudden fall
    fǣrrǣssudden rush
    fǣrrǣsenderushing headlong
  2. sudden attack; ambush; a blitz
    fǣrnīþhostile attack
    fǣrgripesudden grip
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  • Middle English: fere, fer, feer, feere
    • English: fear
    • Scots: fere, feir
    • Yola: vear

Etymology 2[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *far, from Proto-Germanic *farą, from the same source as Old English faran. Cognate with Old High German far (harbour, carting station), Old Norse far (pathway, vehicle, ship).

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fær n

  1. journey; coming, going
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Old Norse[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *fahaz.

Noun[edit]

fær n

  1. sheep

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