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fere

fere is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 5 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.A mate or companion; -- often used of a wife. [Obs.] [Written also fear and feere.] Chaucer. And Cambel took Cambrina to his fere. Spenser. In fere, together; in company. [Obs.] Chaucer.
  2. 2.Fierce. [Obs.]
  3. 3.Fire. [Obs.] Chaucer.
  4. 4.Fear. [Obs.] Chaucer.
  5. 5.To fear. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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