Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fɛar]

Verb

fær

1. he/she/it gets; 3rd person singular present form of fáa (to get)

Usage notes

• hon fær sær ein kaffimunn - "she gets herself a cup of coffee" (she takes a cup of coffee)
• Sjúrður fær sær hestin Grana og ríður til Regin smið - Sigurd finds the horse Grane and rides to Regin the smith

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /faiːr/
• Rhymes: -aiːr

Adjective

fær ‎(comparative færari, superlative færastur)

1. able
2. talented, competent

   Hún er fær í forritun.

   She is good at programming.

3. (of roads) passable ^ant. syn.

   Er vegurinn fær?

   Is the road passable.

Antonyms

• (passable): ^def. syn. ófær

Derived terms

Inflection

Synonyms

• (passable): ^def. ant. farandi

Anagrams

• fræ

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

fær

1. Present tense of få, bracket form.

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fæːr/

Noun

fǣr m

1. sudden danger, calamity, ambush; a blitz

Derived terms

• fǣrgripe
• fǣrgryre

Descendants

• English: fear

Etymology 2

From the same Germanic source as faran. Cognate with Old High German fuora (German Fuhre).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fær/

Noun

fær n

1. journey; coming, going

Descendants

• English: fare

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fahaz.

Noun

fær n

1. sheep

Derived terms

• Færeyjar

Descendants

• Icelandic: fær
• Norwegian: får
• Danish: får
• Swedish: får