# fere

> English word · Noun · IPA /fɪə/

## Definitions
1. A companion, comrade or friend.
2. A person's spouse, or an animal's mate.

## Etymology
From Middle English fere, from (Northumbrian) Old English fǣra, aphetic form of ġefēra (whence also Middle English y-fere).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/fere