feorr

feorr
1. adj far, remote, distant; cmp firra, fierra, fyrra; spl fierresta; 2. adv far, far away, distant, remote; far back (in time); further, besides, moreover; cmp fierr, firr, fyr, fyrr; spl firrest, fierrest, fyrrest

Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.

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