ferio.
to hit, to strike, to smite, to beat, to knock, injure
Meaning & usage
to hit, to strike, to smite, to beat, to knock, injure
ferīrī ā serpente
to cut, to thrust
to kill by striking, to slay, to give a deathblow
aliquem secūrī ferīre.
Tū illō diē, Jūpiter, populum Rōmānum sīc ferītō, ut ego hunc porcum hīc hodiē feriam, tantōque magis ferītō, quantō magis potes pollēsque.
to strike, to stamp, to coin
Asses sextantario pondere ferire.
to make a deal or contract or compact, covenant, or treaty
to strike, reach, affect
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *bʰéryeti Proto-Italic *ferjō Latin feriō From Proto-Italic *ferjō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰér-ye-ti, unaccented ye-present of the root *bʰerH- (“to pierce, strike”), with the root-final laryngeal dropped due to Pinault's law. An o-grade reflex is attested in forō. Cognate with Albanian bie (“to fall”), Old English ġebered (“crushed, kneaded”), English berry (“to beat, thrash”), Old Armenian բերան (beran), and Ancient Greek φᾰ́ρος (phắros, “plough”), φαράω (pharáō). More at berry. Alternatively, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to scrape, cut”). Compare Middle Irish berna, Old High German berjan, Middle High German berjen, Old English bered, and Avestan 𐬙𐬌𐬲𐬌𐬠𐬁𐬭𐬀 (tižibāra).
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