fethera

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Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *feþru, from Proto-Germanic *feþrō. Related to Old High German fedara and Old Saxon fethara.

Pronunciation

Noun

fethera f

  1. feather
    • 10th century CE, Die altmittel- und altniederfränkischen Psalmen und Glossen ;
      In an getheke fetherono thinro mendon sal.
      And under the cover of your feathers I will rejoice.
  2. (plural only) wing, wings
  3. fin
    • c. 900 CE, Oostnederrijns-Westfaalse paarden- en wormbezwering ;
      Visc flot aftar themo uuatare. uerbrustun. sina uetherun.
      The fish floated on the water; his fins tore.

Declension

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: vedere
    • Dutch: veder, veer
      • Afrikaans: veer
      • Caribbean Javanese: pir
      • Indonesian: per (spring)

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