N. †fêr n. “beech-tree” (Category: Beech)

N. †fêr, n. “beech-tree” (Category: Beech)

References ✧ Ety/BERÉTH, PHER

Glosses

• “beech-tree” ✧ Ety/BERÉTH (†fêr); Ety/PHER (†fêr)

Variations

• †fêr ✧ Ety/BERÉTH; Ety/PHER

Related

• †fêr “beech-tree” is archaic for brethil “beech-tree” ✧ Ety/BERÉTH
• †fêr “beech-tree” is archaic for brethil ✧ Ety/PHER
• S. faran “rowan” may replace †fêr “beech-tree”

Inflections

†ferin

plural

✧ Ety/BERÉTH

Cognates

• ᴹQ. ferne “beech-tree” ✧ Ety/BERÉTH (feren); Ety/BERÉTH (ferni); Ety/PHER (feren)
• ᴹT. ferne “beech” ✧ Ety/PHER
• ON. pheren “beech-tree” ✧ Ety/BERÉTH; Ety/PHER

Derivations

• < ON. pheren “beech-tree” ✧ Ety/BERÉTH; Ety/BERÉTH; Ety/PHER
  • < ᴹ√PHER(EN) “beech” ✧ Ety/PHER (PHÉREN)
  • < ᴹ✶pheren “beech-tree” ✧ Ety/BERÉTH (phéren)
    • < ᴹ√PHER(EN) “beech” ✧ Ety/BERÉTH (PHER)

Phonetic Developments

ON. pheren > †fêr	[ɸeren] > [ɸere] > [fere] > [fer] > [fēr]	✧ Ety/BERÉTH
ON. pheren > †ferin	[ɸereni] > [fereni] > [ferini] > [ferin]	✧ Ety/BERÉTH