voer

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See also: Voer and vör

Dutch

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ur

Etymology 1

Contraction of voeder, from Middle Dutch voeder, from Old Dutch *fuoder, from Proto-Germanic *fōdrą, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-.

Noun

voer n (uncountable)

  1. fodder, grub, animal food, (for humans) inferior food
  2. (obsolete) bait
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Contraction of voeder, from Middle Dutch voeder, from Old Dutch *fuothar, from Proto-Germanic *fōþrą.

Noun

voer n (uncountable)

  1. (wagon) load
  2. (obsolete) a wine measure, about a barrel

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

voer n (plural voeren, diminutive voertje n)

  1. (obsolete) act(ion), deed; business
  2. (obsolete) conduct
  3. (obsolete) attitude
  4. (obsolete) agitation; mischief
Derived terms

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

voer

  1. (deprecated template usage) singular past indicative of varen

Verb

voer

  1. (deprecated template usage) first-person singular present indicative of voeren
  2. (deprecated template usage) imperative of voeren

Anagrams

Low German

Preposition

voer

  1. Alternative spelling of för: in front of. ⟨oe⟩ signals the monophthong quality of the vowel

Middle Dutch

Preposition

voer

  1. Alternative spelling of vōre

Verb

voer

  1. first/third-person singular present indicative of vāren
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