fodder vs feed

fodder and feed both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fodder	Yes	No	Yes	No
feed	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, feed is a hypernym of fodder; that is, feed is a word with a broader meaning than fodder:

fodder: coarse food (especially for livestock) composed of entire plants or the leaves and stalks of a cereal crop
feed: food for domestic livestock

Other hypernyms of fodder include provender.

As verbs, feed is a hypernym of fodder; that is, feed is a word with a broader meaning than fodder:

Other hypernyms of fodder include give.

fodder (noun)	feed (noun)
coarse food (especially for livestock) composed of entire plants or the leaves and stalks of a cereal crop	food for domestic livestock
soldiers who are regarded as expendable in the face of artillery fire

fodder (verb)	feed (verb)
give fodder (to domesticated animals)	provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to
	introduce continuously
	take in food; used of animals only
	give food to
	serve as food for; be the food for
	feed into; supply
	provide as food
	gratify
	profit from in an exploitatory manner
	move along, of liquids
	support or promote