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Þ þ (thorn)
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1.
ferren(e
adv.
Additional spellings:
ferrene
22 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
(a) From afar, from a distance;
fro ferren, of ferren
; (b) at a distance, far away;
ferren to, fro ferren
; (c) to a distance, far; also, farther.
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2.
fer
adv.
236 quotations in 7 senses
Sense / Definition
(a) At a distance, to a distance, afar, far;
casten fer
, to throw away,
fig.
to treat with contempt;
fer riding
, riding afar;
noght (not) fer
, not far off, close by; (b) from afar;
fer aspied
, seen…
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