fewter
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fewter
- /ˈfjuːtə/
Where it comes from
From Middle English feuter, fewtre, from Old French feutre, from Medieval Latin filtrum, of Germanic origin. Doublet of filter.
noun fewters · feuter
- A support or holder for a spear, attached to a saddle or breastplate. From heaven the spear-light vertical in its fewter.
verb fewters · fewtering · fewtered · feuter
- To rest (a spear) in its fewter. His speare he feutred, and at him it bore, / But with no better fortune than the rest afore.
Talk about this word "fewter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fewter. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. fewter. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fewter "fewter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fewter.Cite this
@misc{fewter_2026,
title = {fewter},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fewter},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
