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Definition of 'ferd'English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) ferde, feord, furd, from (etyl) fyrd, fierd, . More at (l).
Noun
( en-noun)
An army, a host.
* 1330 , Robert Mannyng, Chronicle
- With þe wille I go als felawes in ferd .
- (With thee will I go as fellows in a ferd .)
A military expedition.
* c. 1050 , The Paris Psalter
- Þeah þu mid us ne fare on fyrd ...
- (Though thou with us not fare on a ferd ...)
A company, band, or group.
* c. 1400 ,
- And foure scoure fyne shippes to the flete broght... with fyfty, in a furthe , all of fuerse vesell.
- (And four score fine ships to the fleet brought... with fifty in a ferd , all of fierce vessel.)
*1986 , Jack Arthur Walter Bennett, ?Douglas Gray, Middle English literature - Volume 1 - Page 89 :
- For him a lord (British or Roman) is essentially a leader of a 'ferd' (OE fyrd); […]
Usage notes
* This word in its Anglo-Saxon form, (l), is used historically in a technical sense.
Derived terms
* (l)
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Related terms
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Etymology 2
From (etyl), from . More at (l).
Noun
(en-noun)
(obsolete) Fear.
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Similar to 'ferd'ford, farad, fard, fried, fraud, fired, freed, fyrd, fiord, fared, feard, fraid, frood
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