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
-
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, -
to direct the course of; conduct, lead
-
to go, leave
Conjugation
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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