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from The Century Dictionary.

  • A Middle English form of far.

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Examples

  • Se þonne þisne wealsteal wise geþohte ond þis deorce lif deope geondþenceð, frod in ferðe, feor oft gemon wælsleahta worn, ond þas word acwið:

    Archive 2007-06-01 Mary Kate Hurley 2007

  • So noo ye knaa hoo aall the folks On byeth sides of the Wear Lost lots o' sheep an' lots o' sleep An' lived in mortal feor.

    Archive 2009-09-01 2009

  • So noo ye knaa hoo aall the folks On byeth sides of the Wear Lost lots o' sheep an' lots o' sleep An' lived in mortal feor.

    The Lambton Worm Song 2009

  • Se þonne þisne wealsteal wise geþohte ond þis deorce lif deope geondþenceð, frod in ferðe, feor oft gemon wælsleahta worn, ond þas word acwið:

    Last of the Time Lords Mary Kate Hurley 2007

  • Ofte heo stilleliche spækeð {;}   ⁊ spilieð mid runen. of twam ȝu {n} ge monnen {;}   þat feor wunieð hennen.

    Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts Joseph Hall

  • Scolde his aldor-gedâl on þäm däge þysses lîfes earmlîc wurðan and se ellor-gâst on feónda geweald feor sîðian.

    Beowulf Robert Sharp 1879

  • -- Comp.: feor -, fold -, forð -, wîd-weg. wegan, st.v. w. acc., _to bear, wear, bring, possess_: subj.pres. nâh hwâ sweord wege (_I have none that may bear the sword_), 2253; inf. nalles

    Beowulf Robert Sharp 1879

  • Hêt þâ up beran äðelinga gestreón, frätwe and fät-gold; näs him feor þanon tô gesêcanne sinces bryttan:

    Beowulf Robert Sharp 1879

  • Others read feor - [mie], = _furbish_, for fetige: _I own not one who may_, etc.

    Beowulf Robert Sharp 1879

  • See feor. fyrian, w.v. w.acc. (= ferian) _to bear, to bring, carry_: pret.pl. þâ þe gif-sceattas Geáta fyredon þyder tô þance, 378. fyras.

    Beowulf Robert Sharp 1879

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