feter

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See also: fêter

Latin

Verb

fēter

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of fētō

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *feturaz (fetter), from Proto-Indo-European *ped- (foot, step). Cognate with Dutch veter (lace), Old High German fezzera, obsolete German Fesser, and Old Norse fjǫturr.

Pronunciation

Noun

feter f (nominative plural fetera or fetere)

  1. fetter
    • 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,

Declension

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse feitr, from Proto-Germanic *faitaz.

Adjective

fēter

  1. fat

Declension

Descendants

  • Swedish: fet