different between fever vs feer

English

Alternative forms

• feaver, fevre (obsolete, rare)

Etymology

From Middle English fever, fevere, from Old English fefer, fefor (“fever”), from Latin febris (“a fever”), from Proto-Indo-European *d?eg??- (“to burn”). Replaced native Old English hriþ (“fever”). Compare also Saterland Frisian Fiewer, German Fieber, Danish feber, Swedish feber.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?fi?v?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?fiv?/
• Rhymes: -i?v?(?)
• Hyphenation: fe?ver

Noun

fever (countable and uncountable, plural fevers)

1. A higher than normal body temperature of a person (or, generally, a mammal), usually caused by disease.

   "I have a fever. I think I've the flu."

2. (usually in combination with one or more preceding words) Any of various diseases.

   scarlet fever

3. A state of excitement or anxiety.
4. (neologism) A group of stingrays.

Synonyms

• (higher than normal body temperature): high temperature, pyrexia (medical term), temperature
• (state of excitement): excitation, excitement, passion

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Related terms

Related terms

• fervent
• fervid
• fervor

Translations

See also

• hyperthermia

References

• fever on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Verb

fever (third-person singular simple present fevers, present participle fevering, simple past and past participle fevered)

1. To put into a fever; to affect with fever.

   a fevered lip
2. To become fevered.

Further reading

• fever in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• fever in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• fevre

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English fere, from Old English f?re (“able to go, fit for service”). More at fear.

Adjective

feer (comparative more feer, superlative most feer)

1. Alternative form of fear (“able, capable”)

Etymology 2

From Middle English fere, from Old English ?ef?ra.

Noun

feer (plural feers)

1. Alternative form of fere (“companion, friend, mate”)

Derived terms

• playfeer

Anagrams

• -free, Free, fere, free, reef

Danish

Noun

feer c

1. indefinite plural of fe

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish fír. Cognate with Irish fíor.

Adjective

feer

1. true, correct
2. real, authentic, veritable, pure
3. regular
4. sincere, truthful

Adverb

feer

1. very, extremely
2. truly
3. exceptionally

Usage notes

When used to mean "very", it precedes the adjective and lenites it: mie (“good”) > feer vie ("very good")

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

feer m

1. indefinite plural of fe

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

feer f

1. indefinite plural of fe

Swedish

Noun

feer

1. indefinite plural of fe