fer

Etymology

prep

  1. (dialectal, especially Britain) Pronunciation spelling of for.
    “[…] Them rich fellers, they don't make no bad breaks with their money. They watch it all th' time b'cause they know blame well there ain't hardly room fer their feet fer th' pikers an' tin-horns an' thimble-riggers what are layin' fer 'em. […]” 1899, Stephen Crane, chapter 1, in Twelve O'Clock
    ‘Got summat fer yeh here – I mighta sat on it at some point, but it’ll taste all right.’ 1997, J.K. Rowling, chapter IV, in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

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