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ferian
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Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *farjan, from Proto-Germanic *farjaną. Cognate with Old High German ferien, Old Norse ferja, Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽 (farjan).
Pronunciation
Verb
ferian
- to take, move, carry
- 10th century, The Wanderer:
- wlonc bī wealle. · Sume wīġ fornōm,
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.
- proud by the wall. The war took away some men,
- to direct the course of; conduct, lead
- to go, leave
Conjugation
Derived terms
- feriend
- oferferian
Descendants
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Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *farjan, from Proto-Germanic *farjaną. Cognate with Old English ferian, Old Norse erja, Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽 (farjan).
Pronunciation
Verb
ferian
Conjugation
Conjugation of ferian (weak class 1)
Derived terms
- *giferian
- witharferian
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Spanish
Verb
ferian
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