four, feour, fewer, feowere, fower, fowre

& s. [A. S. feówer; cogn. with O. S. fiwar, fiuwar, fior; Dut. vier; O. Fris. fiower, fiuwer, fior; Icel. fjorir; Dan. frie; O. H. Ger. fior; Ger. vier; Sw.fyra; Goth. fidwor; Lat.quatuor; Gr.tet tares, te ares; Wel. pedwar; Gael. ceithir; Ru . chetvero; Sansc. chetvar, chatur; Pali chattaro.] A. As adj.: Twice two; amounting to the sum of two and two. "There were feower kinges."-Layamon, ii. 219. B. As substantive : I. Ordinary Language : 1. The sum of two and two; the number consist ing of twice two. 2. A symbol expre ing the sum of twice two; as, 4 or iv. chin, bench; go, gem; thin, this; IMG:content-0093.png:[blocks in formation] four-horse, a. Drawn by four horses; as, a four-horse coach.