An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Feier

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, F (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
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Friedrich Kluge2508185An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, F — Feier1891John Francis Davis

​ Feier, f., ‘holiday, festival, celebration,’ from MidHG. vîre, f., OHG. fîra, fîrra, ‘festival, holiday’; borrowed from MidLat. fêria (formed from Lat. feriae), with the lat ê strengthened, as Kreide, Speise, Seide, Pein; the cause of the rr in OHG. fîrra is the i of fêria.

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