a. [ Corrupted fr. in fere. ] Together. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. & i. To fear. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. fere companion, AS. gefēra, from fēran to go, travel, faran to travel. √78. See Fare. ] A mate or companion; -- often used of a wife. [ Obs. ] [ Written also fear and feere. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

And Cambel took Cambrina to his fere. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

In fere, together; in company. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. L. ferus wild. ] Fierce. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Fear. ] Fear. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Fire. ] Fire. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. feretrum bier, Gr. &unr_;, fr. fe`rein to bear, akin to L. ferre, E. bear to support. ] A portable bier or shrine, variously adorned, used for containing relics of saints. Mollett. [ 1913 Webster ]