Participles
| Present | fērende |
| Past | (ġe)fēred |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | fēre |
| 2nd sing. | fērest; fērst |
| 3rd sing. | fēreþ; fērþ |
| 1st plur. | fēraþ |
| 2nd plur. | fēraþ |
| 3rd plur. | fēraþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | fērde |
| 2nd sing. | fērdest |
| 3rd sing. | fērde |
| 1st plur. | fērdon |
| 2nd plur. | fērdon |
| 3rd plur. | fērdon |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | fēre |
| 2nd sing. | fēre |
| 3rd sing. | fēre |
| 1st plur. | fēren |
| 2nd plur. | fēren |
| 3rd plur. | fēren |
Past
| 1st sing. | fērde |
| 2nd sing. | fērde |
| 3rd sing. | fērde |
| 1st plur. | fērden |
| 2nd plur. | fērden |
| 3rd plur. | fērden |
Verbs conjugated like 'feran'
feran,
Verbs similar to 'feran'
beran,
færan,
faran,
fedan,
fegan,
felan,
ferian,
heran,
teran,
aberan,
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *fōrijaną (whence German führen), originally the causative of faran (“to travel, go”), from fōr (“going, course, journey”) (compare fōr, 1st & 3rd singular preterite of faran). See: Proto-Germanic '
*fōrijaną', German, old spelling '
führen'.
Sample Sentences
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The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
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An. DCCXXI Hēr Daniel ferde to Rōme ⁊ þȳ ilcan ġēare Īne ofslōh Cynewulf. (Year 721 In this year Daniel went to Rome, and in the same year Ine slew Cynewulf.)
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Ic fere geond foldan (I fare yond the land.)
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He on morne feran wolde (he wished to leave in the morning.)
Cognates
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