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==Etymology==
− It is Middle English furre, probably from the verb furren, to line or trim with fur,^(Barnhart 1988)^(MWU 2024)^(Hoad 1986) from Old French forrer, fourrer, to line, sheathe, cover,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) from fuerre, a sheath, covering,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from Frankish *fodr, from Proto-Germanic *fōdram, sheath, source also of German [[m|de|Futter|t=lining]] and Gothic fōdr, scabbard,^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986) from PIE *pō-, to protect.^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986)
+ It is [[inh|enm|furre]], probably from the verb furren, to line or trim with fur,^(Barnhart 1988)^(MWU 2024)^(Hoad 1986) from [[fro|forrer]], fourrer, to line, sheathe, cover,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) from [[m|fro|fuerre]], a sheath, covering,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from [[frk|*fodr]], from [[gem-pro|*fōdram]], sheath, source also of German [[m|de|Futter|t=lining]] and [[got|𐍆𐍉𐌳𐍂|tr=fōdr]], scabbard,^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986) from [[ine-pro|*pō-]], to protect.^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986)
==Earliest recorded meaning==