A Concise Dictionary of Middle English
Chapter 81 : +Ferd+, _sb._ an expedition, army, MD; +faerd+, S; +feord+, S; +uerd+, MD; +ferde+, MD;

+Ferd+, _sb._ an expedition, army, MD; +faerd+, S; +feord+, S; +uerd+, MD; +ferde+, MD; +furde+, _dat._, MD; +ferde+, _pl._, S; +ferdes+, MD; +verden+, _dat._, S; +uerdes+, MD.--AS. _fird_, _fyrd_, _ferd_. See +Faren+.

+Ferd+, _sb._ fear, PP, G; +feerd+, MD; +ferde+, _dat._, MD, CM, S2.

+Ferdful+, _adj._ causing terror, timid, MD, W, W2; +feerdful+, W2.

+Ferdlayk+, _sb._ fear, MD.

+Ferdnes+, _sb._ fear, MD, S2.

+Fere+, _v._ to frighten, terrify, PP, S2, W; +feare+, S3; +feere+, CM; +fered+, _pp._, S2, C3; +ferd+, S2; +ferde+, S3; +feared+, S3.--AS.

_f?ran_, to frighten.

+Fere+, _sb._ companion, S, S2, S3, G; +uere+, S; +feer+, S3; +feir+, S3; +feren+, _pl._, S; +ferin+, S; +feiren+, S; +feres+, S, S2; +feeres+, S2. See +Ifere+.

+Fere+, _adj._ well, sound, MD, S2; +fer+, S, B; +feir+, B. _Phr._: +hoi and fer+, MD, S; +haill and feir+, safe and sound, B.--Icel. _faerr_, able, strong (for travelling).

+Fere+, _sb._ power, ability, S, MD.--Icel. _faeri_, opportunity, ability.

+Fere+, _sb._ fear, PP, S, C2, MD; +feer+, MD; +fer+, MD, PP; +feere+, PP; +feris+, _pl._, MD; +feeris+, MD.--AS. _f?r_, sudden danger; cp.

Icel. _far_, harm.

+Fere-full+, _adj._ fear-causing, also timid, MD; +feerful+, MD; +ferful+, MD; +ferfullest+, _superl._, CM.

+Feren+, _v._ to fare, to go, to behave, MD; +ferde+, _pt. s._, G, S, S2, C2; +ferden+, _pl._, S3; +feorden+, S; +uerden+, S; +furde+, MD; +ferd+, S2.--AS. _feran_ pt. _ferde_; deriv. of +Faren+.

+Ferien+, _v._ to bring, MD; +fare+, _pr. pl._, S.--AS. _ferian_, Icel.

_ferja_: Goth. _farjan_. Deriv. of +Faren+.

+Ferlac+, _sb._ fear, MD; +fearlac+, S; +farlac+, S. See +Fere+.

+Ferlien+, _v._ to wonder, PP; +ferly+, JD; +ferleis+, _pr. pl._, S3 (13. 80); +ferliede+, _pt. s._, PP.

+Ferly+, _adj._ dangerous, dreadful, sudden, strange, S2, PP, CM; +ferlich+, MD, S; +ferli+, S2; +ferliche+, _adv._, S; +ferly+, S2.--AS.

_f?rlic_, _f?rlice_.

+Ferly+, _sb._ a wonder, S2, P; +farly+, MD; +ferlikes+, _pl._, S2; +ferlyes+, S2; +ferleis+, S3; +ferlis+, P.

+Ferlyly+, _adv._ wondrously, S2; +ferlilic+, S2.

+Fermacye+, _sb._ pharmacy, medicine, C.--OF. _farmacie_; Late Lat.

_pharmacia_; Gr. fa?a?e?a.

+Fermans+, _sb._ enclosure, S3; +fermance+, JD.--OF. _fermance_, from _fermer_, to shut; Lat. _firmare_, to strengthen.

+Ferme+, _sb._ food, an entertainment, feast, meal, MD; +farme+; MD, CM; +ueorme+, MD.--AS. _feorm_; cp. Low Lat. _firma_, a feast (Ducange).

+Ferme+, _adj._ firm, MD, C2.--AF. _ferme_; Lat. _firmum_.

+Ferme+, _sb._ rent, revenue, MD, S2, C; +fermes+, _pl._ farms, S3.--AF.

_ferme_; Late Lat. _firma_.

+Fermen+, _v._ to strengthen, PP.--OF. _fermer_, to strengthen, also to shut; Lat. _firmare_.

+Fermen+, _v._ to hold land at a fixed rent, Prompt. See +Ferme+, _sb._

+Fermerer+, _sb._ infirmary officer, Cath. See +Enfermerere+.

+Fermery+, _sb._ infirmary, S3, Voc.; +fermorie+, PP; +fermory+, Cath.; +fermarye+, Cath. (_n._); +fermerye+, Prompt., Cath. (_n._).--OF.

_enfermerie_, _infirmarie_, _infirmerie_; Church Lat. _infirmaria_, a place for the infirm (Ducange).

+Fermour+, _sb._ farmer, steward, CM, MD; +fermer+, Cath. See +Ferme+, _sb._

+Fern+, _sb._ fern, C2; +ferene+, _dat._, S2. _Phr._: +aisschen of ferne+, fern ashes, MD. _Comb._: +fern-a.s.shen+, fern ashes, C2.--AS.

_fearn_ (Voc.): OHG. _farn_.

+Fern+, _adj._ and _adv._ old, long ago, C2, PP; +ferne+, CM; +furn+, MD. _Comb._: +fern-?eres+, past years; +fern yere+, formerly, PP.--AS.

_fyrn_ (see Sievers); cp. OS. _furn_, _forn_, _fern_, Goth. _fairnis_.

+Ferreden+, _sb._ company, S; +uerade+, S. See +?efered+.

+Ferren+, _adj._ and _adv._ far, distant, MD; +feren+, S; +verrenne+, _pl._, S; +ferne+, C.--AS. _feorran_, from afar. See +Fer+.

+Ferret-silke+, _sb._ coa.r.s.e silk, S3, Florio.--It. _fioretti_, from _fiore_, flower. Cf. +Floret-silk+.

+Fers+, _adj._ fierce, brave, Prompt., C, PP; +fiers+, S2, C2, C3; +fierse+, PP.--OF. _fers_, _fiers_ (Roland); Lat. _ferus_.

+Fersly+, _adv._ fiercely, PP, B.

+Fersnesse+, _sb._ fierceness, W2, PP; +feersnesse+, W, W2.

+Ferst+, _adj._ and _adv. superl._ first, S, S2, PP; +uerst+, S2; +furst+, S, S2, P; +forst+, S.--AS. _fyrst_: OHG. _furisto_. Superl. of +Fore+.

+Ferthe+, _ord._ fourth, C3, PP; +fierthe+, PP, S; +feorthe+, PP, S; +feurthe+, S2; +ferth+, S2; +fierth+, S2; +ueor+, S.--AS. _feora_. See +Foure+.

+Ferthyng+, _sb._ farthing, S2, PP; +ferthing+, PP. _Comb._: +feringes nok+, a farthing piece, S2 (p. 301); +feryng noke+, S2.--AS.

_feorung_.

+Fertre+, _sb._ litter, bier, shrine, MD; +feertyr+, _feretrum_, Prompt.--OF. _fertere_, _fiertre_; Lat. _feretrum_; Gr. f??et???.

+Fertren+, _v._ to place in a shrine; +fertered+, _pt. s._, S2.

+Fesaunt+, _sb._ pheasant, S3; +fesant+, Voc.; +fesauntes+, _pl._, PP; +fesauns+, S2.--OF. _faisan_; Lat. _phasianum_ (acc.); Gr. fas?a???.

+Fesien+, _v._ to drive away, MD; +fesyn+, Prompt., HD; +veize+, DG; +pheeze+, ND, Sh.; +feazed+, _pp._, ND.--AS. _fesian_, for _fsian_, to drive away, see Sievers, 154. See +Fusen+.

+Fest+, _adj._ and _v._; see +Fast+, +Fasten+.

+Fest+, _sb._ fist, C3; see +Fust+.