# fother

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈfɒðə/

## Definitions
1. A load, a wagonload, especially any various English units of weight or volume based upon standardized cartloads of certain commodities.
2. Alternative form of fodder, food for animals.

## Etymology
From Middle English fother, fothir, from Old Norse fóðr (cognate to Old English fōdor), from Proto-Germanic *fōdrą (compare Dutch voer (“pasture, fodder”), German Futter (“feed”), Swedish foder). Doublet of fodder and foeder. More at food.

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