ferd.
A journey; a voyage.
Meaning & usage
A journey; a voyage.
Provisions for a journey, especially food.
A fast pace; a rush or hurry.
Effort, impetus, speed; a violent onset.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English ferde (“military expedition”), from Old English fierd; see fyrd. Cognate with Dutch vaart (“voyage”), German Fahrt (“journey”).
Fear.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle English ferd (“fear, terror”), the past participle of feren (“to frighten”). More at fear.
Afraid.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle English ferd (“fear, terror”), the past participle of feren (“to frighten”). More at fear.
Fourth.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English ferthe (“fourth”), from Old English fēorþa, with th-stopping of /ð/ (voiced th) into /d/ (voiced t).
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