From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Fear \Fear\ (f[=e]r), n.
A variant of Fere, a mate, a companion. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Fear \Fear\, n. [OE. fer, feer, fere, AS. f[=ae]r a coming
suddenly upon, fear, danger; akin to D. vaar, OHG. f[=a]ra
danger, G. gefahr, Icel. f[=a]r harm, mischief, plague, and
to E. fare, peril. See Fare.]
1. A painful emotion or passion excited by the expectation of
evil, or the apprehension of impending danger;
apprehension; anxiety; solicitude; alarm; dread.
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Note: The degrees of this passion, beginning with the most
moderate, may be thus expressed, -- apprehension,
fear, dread, fright, terror.
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Fear is an uneasiness of the mind, upon the
thought of future evil likely to befall us.
--Locke.
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Where no hope is left, is left no fear. --Milton.
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2. (Script.)
(a) Apprehension of incurring, or solicitude to avoid,
God's wrath; the trembling and awful reverence felt
toward the Supreme Being.
(b) Respectful reverence for men of authority or worth.
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I will put my fear in their hearts. --Jer.
xxxii. 40.
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I will teach you the fear of the Lord. --Ps.
xxxiv. 11.
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Render therefore to all their dues; tribute to
whom tribute is due . . . fear to whom fear.
--Rom. xiii.
7.
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3. That which causes, or which is the object of, apprehension
or alarm; source or occasion of terror; danger;
dreadfulness.
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There were they in great fear, where no fear was.
--Ps. liii. 5.
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The fear of your adventure would counsel you to a
more equal enterprise. --Shak.
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For fear, in apprehension lest. "For fear you ne'er see
chain nor money more." --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Fear \Fear\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Feared (f[=e]rd); p. pr. &
vb. n. Fearing.] [OE. feren, faeren, to frighten, to be
afraid, AS. f[=ae]ran to terrify. See Fear, n.]
1. To feel a painful apprehension of; to be afraid of; to
consider or expect with emotion of alarm or solicitude.
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I will fear no evil, for thou art with me. --Ps.
xxiii. 4.
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Note: With subordinate clause.
I greatly fear my money is not safe. --Shak.
I almost fear to quit your hand. --D. Jerrold.
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2. To have a reverential awe of; to be solicitous to avoid
the displeasure of.
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Leave them to God above; him serve and fear.
--Milton.
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3. To be anxious or solicitous for; now replaced by fear
for. [R.]
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The sins of the father are to be laid upon the
children, therefore . . . I fear you. --Shak.
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4. To suspect; to doubt. [Obs.]
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Ay what else, fear you not her courage? --Shak.
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5. To affright; to terrify; to drive away or prevent approach
of by fear. [Obs.]
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Fear their people from doing evil. --Robynson
(More's
Utopia).
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Tush, tush! fear boys with bugs. --Shak.
Syn: To apprehend; dread; reverence; venerate.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Fear \Fear\, v. i.
To be in apprehension of evil; to be afraid; to feel anxiety
on account of some expected evil.
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I exceedingly fear and quake. --Heb. xii.
21.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Fere \Fere\, n. [OE. fere companion, AS. gef[=e]ra, from
f[=e]ran to go, travel, faran to travel. [root]78. See
Fare.]
A mate or companion; -- often used of a wife. [Obs.] [Written
also fear and feere.] --Chaucer.
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And Cambel took Cambrina to his fere. --Spenser.
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In fere, together; in company. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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