fother
fother · fothers · fothered · fothering
To feed animalsTo feed animals (with fother).
UK/ˈfɒðə/US/ˈfɑðɚ/
Meaning
2 senses(dialectal)To feed animals (with fother).
(dated)To stop a leak with oakum or old rope (often by drawing a sail under the hull).
Origin
From Middle English fother, fothir, from Old Norse fóðr (cognate to Old English fōdor), frFrom Middle English fother, fothir, from Old Norse fóðr (cognate to Old English fōdor), from Proto-Germanic *fōdrą (compare Dutch voer (“pasture, fodder”), German Futter (“feed”), Swedish foder). Doublet of fodder and foeder. More at food.
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Forms
fothers, fothering, fothered, fotheredLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle