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ferd

See also: ferð, fərd, and פֿערד

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Etymology 1

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    From Middle English ferde (“military expedition”), from Old English fierd; see fyrd. Cognate with Dutch vaart (“voyage”), German Fahrt (“journey”).

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    ferd (plural ferds)(Scotland)

    1. A journey; a voyage.
    2. Provisions for a journey, especially food.
    3. A fast pace; a rush or hurry.
    4. (also Northern England, obsolete) Effort, impetus, speed; a violent onset.
      • 1775, Baillie, Letters:
        It was our great desire to have at once been at handy-strokes, well understanding that the ferd of our hot spirits could not long abide in edge.
      • 1832, John Nevay, “The Cotter's Birth-Day”, in Margaret De Courcy, Beatrice De Courcy, editors, The Ladies' Cabinet of Fashion, Music, and Romance, page 381:
        A dainty husband, an' the best o' men, Fresh in his eild as the gree simmer glen. An' still he maks a ferd his bread to earn— His aim to hae a canty but-an'-ben, Wi' something aye to spare to ilka bairn, That they the gude auld hospitality might learn.
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    Etymology 2

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      Inherited from Middle English ferd (“fear, terror”), the past participle of feren (“to frighten”). More at fear.

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      ferd (usually uncountable, plural ferds)

      1. (obsolete) Fear.

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      ferd (comparative ferder, superlative ferdest)

      1. (obsolete) Afraid.
        • c. 13th century, Sir Walter Scott, Sir Tristrem, published 1804:
          Out of Deuelin toun, The folk wel fast ran, In a water to droun, So ferd were thai than;
          Out of Dublin town, the townsfolk ran very fast into a river to drown, so afraid were they then;

      Etymology 3

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        From Middle English ferthe (“fourth”), from Old English fēorþa, with th-stopping of /ð/ (voiced th) into /d/ (voiced t).

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        ferd (not comparable)

        1. (Scotland, obsolete) Fourth.
          • 1565, Proces of Divorce twixt Erle Bothwell and his Wife:
            George the ferd Erle of Hunlie and second of that name his sone, three. And Jane Gordoun his dochtir, the ferd.
          • 1571, J Chepman, Decreet of Spulzie:
            Gevin vunder our signet, at Edinburgh, the xxiij day of Marche, and of our regnne the ferd yer.
            Given under our signet, at Edinburgh, the 23rd day of March, and of our reign the fourth year.
          • 1614, Register of Town Council of Edinburgh, vol x:
            The first & secund regents sall haif quarterlie ilkane threttein schilling four penneis. The thrid fyfteen sehillings and the ferd and principall twenty shillings.
            The first and second councilmen shall receive every quarter thirteen shilling four pennies. The third one, fifteen shillings, and the fourth and main one, twenty shillings

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        Middle English

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        Etymology 1

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        Originally the past participle of feren (“to frighten”).

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        ferd (uncountable)

        1. fear, terror
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        • Yola: ferde
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        Verb

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        ferd

        1. past participle of feren (“to frighten”).

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        ferd

        1. alternative form of ferde (“army”)

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        ferd

        1. (County Durham, Cambridgeshire, Early Scots, Norfolk, West Riding) alternative form of ferthe

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        ferd

        1. (Norfolk) alternative form of ferthe

        Norwegian Bokmål

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        Etymology

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        From Old Norse ferð.

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        ferd f or m (definite singular ferda or ferden, indefinite plural ferder, definite plural ferdene)

        1. journey, voyage, expedition
        2. være i ferd med (also written as iferd): to be on the point of, to be busy with

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        Norwegian Nynorsk

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        Etymology

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        From Old Norse ferð.

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        ferd f (definite singular ferda, indefinite plural ferder, definite plural ferdene)

        1. journey, travel
          Korleis var ferda di til Sambandsstatane?
          How was your journey to the United States?
        2. group of people
        3. vere i ferd med: to be on the point of, to be busy with

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        Declension of ferd (strong ō-stem)
        feminine singular plural
        indefinite definite indefinite definite
        nominative-accusative ferd ferda ferder ferdene
        compound-genitive ferda- ― ferde- ―

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        ferd

        1. imperative of ferda

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        Old English

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        • IPA(key): /fe͜ord/, [fe͜orˠd]

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        ferd f

        1. alternative form of fierd

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        Strong i-stem:

        singular plural
        nominative ferd ferde, ferda
        accusative ferd, ferde ferde, ferda
        genitive ferde ferda
        dative ferde ferdum
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