gefera
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Old English
Etymology
Equivalent to ġe- + fēra, literally “fellow traveler," related to the verb faran (“to go, travel”). Compare German Gefährte, of similar form and meaning.
Pronunciation
Noun
ġefēra m
- companion, comrade
- 10th century, The Wanderer:
- oþþe mec frēondlēasne · frēfran wolde,
wēman mid wynnum. · Wāt sē þe cunnað,
hū slīþen bið · sorg tō ġefēran,
þām þe him lȳt hafað · lēofra ġeholena.- or friendless me would soothe,
allure with glees. Knows the one who undergoes,
how tough is sorrow as a companion,
to whom little has dear confidants for himself.
- or friendless me would soothe,
- partner
- member
Declension
Declension of ġefēra (weak)
Derived terms
Descendants
Categories:
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Old English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *per-
- Old English terms prefixed with ge-
- Old English terms with IPA pronunciation
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- Old English nouns
- Old English masculine nouns
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