feorr

Old English

Alternative forms

• feor

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *ferr (adjective), derived from Proto-Germanic *ferrai (adverb), an old comparative form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fe͜orr/, [fe͜orˠ]

Adverb

feorr (comparative fierr, superlative fierrest)

1. far; distant
2. far back (of time)

Adjective

feorr

1. far; at a distance
   • 10th century, The Wanderer:

     Swā iċ mōdsefan · mīnne sceōlde,
     oft earmċeariġ, · ēðle bidǣled,
     frēomǣgum feor, · feterum sǣlan,

     Like I should my heart,
     oft wretched, bereft of homeland,
     far from noble kinsmen, bind with fetters,

2. perverse; depraved

Declension

Declension of feorr — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	feorr	feorr	feorr
Accusative	feorne	feorre	feorr
Genitive	feorres	feorre	feorres
Dative	feorrum	feorre	feorrum
Instrumental	feorre	feorre	feorre
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	feorre	feorra, feorre	feorr
Accusative	feorre	feorra, feorre	feorr
Genitive	feorra	feorra	feorra
Dative	feorrum	feorrum	feorrum
Instrumental	feorrum	feorrum	feorrum

Declension of feorr — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	feorra	feorre	feorre
Accusative	feorran	feorran	feorre
Genitive	feorran	feorran	feorran
Dative	feorran	feorran	feorran
Instrumental	feorran	feorran	feorran
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	feorran	feorran	feorran
Accusative	feorran	feorran	feorran
Genitive	feorra, feorrena	feorra, feorrena	feorra, feorrena
Dative	feorrum	feorrum	feorrum
Instrumental	feorrum	feorrum	feorrum

Derived terms

• feornes
• unfeorr

Descendants

• Middle English: fer, feor, for, fur, feer, ver, veir, far
  • English: far
  • Scots: faur
  • Yola: var