Ferse

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German

Etymology

Old High German fersana, from Proto-Germanic *fersnō (heel)

Pronunciation

Noun

Ferse f (genitive Ferse, plural Fersen)

  1. heel
    Synonym: Hacke

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Ferse” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Ferse” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Ferse” in Duden online
  • Ferse on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de

Middle English

Proper noun

Ferse

  1. a surname, variant of Furse

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