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Old English · verb

ferian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈfer.jɑn/
[ˈferˠ.jɑn]
Syllables
ˈfer · jɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
ferrycarry

Meaning

  1. to take, move, carry

    ferede in forðweġe; · sumne fugel ōþbær ofer hēanne holm; · sumne sē hāra wulf dēaðe ġedǣlde, · sumne drēoriġhlēor in eorðsċræfe · eorl ġehȳdde.

    proud by the wall. The war took away some men, carried into the forth-way; a bird bore away someone over deep sea; the grey wolf shared someone with death; a sad-faced warrior hid someone in earthen cave.

    wlonc bī wealle. · Sume wīġ fornōm,
  2. to direct the course of; conduct, lead

  3. to go, leave

Conjugation

Conjugation of ferian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ferieferede
2nd singular ferestferedest
3rd singular fereþferede
Plural feriaþferedon
Subjunctive
Singular ferieferede
Plural ferienfereden
Non-finite forms of ferian
Form
Infinitive ferian
Inflected infinitive ferienne
Imperative singular fere
Imperative plural feriaþ
Present participle feriende
Past participle feredġefered

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *farjan, from Proto-Germanic *farjaną. Cognate with Old High German ferien, Old Norse ferja, Gothic (farjan).

Descendants

ferry

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