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▪ I. † ferd, n.1 Obs.
Forms: 1 fyrd, 2–4 ferde, (3 verde, 2 ferede), 3–5 ferd, (3 færd, feord), 5 furde, furthe. See also fard n.
[OE. fęrd, fięrd, fyrd str. fem. = OFris. ferd, OS. fard (MDu. vaert, Du. vaard, vaart), OHG. fart (MHG. vart, Ger. fahrt), ON. ferð (Da. and Sw. fard):—OTeut. *farti-z (:—pre-Teut. *porti-s), f. root far- (Aryan por-) to go, fare v.1]
1. A military expedition. OE. only.
a1000Byrhtnoth 221 (Gr.) Þæt ic of þisse fyrde feran wille. c1000Ags. Ps. (Thorpe) xliii. 11 [xliv. 9] Þeah þu..mid us ne fare on fyrd.
b. in ferd: in warlike array.
c1330R. Brunne Chron. (1810) 163 With þe wille I go als felawes in ferd.
2. An army, host.
823O.E. Chron. an. 823 Þa sende he æþelwulf his sunu of þære fierde. 1154Ibid. an. 1140 Te king ferde agenes him mid micel mare ferd. c1205Lay. 4152 He somenede færd swulc nes næuere eær on erde. a1225Ancr. R. 250 Ter men uihteð in þeos stronge uerdes. a1250Owl & Night. 1668 Havestu..ibanned ferde. c1300Havelok 2384 Robert..was of al þe ferd Mayster. c1330Assump. Virg. 116 He schal sende after þee Of heuene ferde moche plente. c1350Will. Palerne 386 Þemperour..on his blonk rides..til he fond al his fre ferd.
3. A band, company, troop; a great number.
1297R. Glouc. (Rolls) 7920 A uerde þer was binorþe þat robbede al so uaste. c1350Will. Palerne 5326 Þe fairest ferde of folk þat euer bi-fore was seie. a1400–50Alexander 5577 Ferly ferd of his folke was in þe fild strangild. c1400Destr. Troy 4094 With fyfty [shippes] in a furthe. c1420Anturs of Arth. xv. (Bannatyne Club) 103 Þere folowes me a ferde of fendis full fell.
4. Comb. in early law terms, ferd-fare (see quot. 1641); ferd-wite (see quots.).
c1020Secular Laws Cnut §66 Gif hwa burh-bote oþþe bricᵹbote oþþ e fyrd-fare forsille. c1250Gloss. Law Terms in Rel. Ant. I. 33 Ferdware, quite de aler en ost. 1641Termes de la Ley 160 Ferdfare is to be quit from going to warre. c1020Secular Laws Cnut §12 Fyrd-wite. c1250Gloss. Law Terms in Rel. Ant. I. 33 Ferdwite, quite de murance de ost. 1641Termes de la Ley 160 Ferdwit. 1684–1701Cowell Law Dict., Ferdwit, quit of murder committed in the army; also a fine imposed on persons for not going forth in a military expedition.
▪ II. † ferd, n.2 Obs.
Forms: 4–5 feerd, ferd(e.
[subst. use of ferd, feared ppl. a.]
Fear, terror. Chiefly in phrase for ferd. Const. with inf. or with subord. clause introduced by lest or that.
a1300Cursor M. 3651 (Cott.) For ferde atte he mistraw, Þou salle say þou art esau. 13..E.E. Allit. P. C. 215 Þenne such a ferde on hem fel. c1330R. Brunne Chron. (1810) 88 Malcolme..fled for ferd. c1384Chaucer H. Fame ii. 442 He for ferde lost hys wyt. c1420Pallad. on Husb. iv. 160 For ferde of sonne On hem let inne. a1450Knt. de la Tour 36 Loke that ye have ever a frende..by you, for ferde. c1460Towneley Myst. (Surtees) 40 It gars me quake for ferd to dee.
▪ III. ferd
var. form of fard n.1 Sc. Obs.
▪ IV. ferd
obs. form of feared ppl. a.
▪ V. ferd
obs. form of fourth. |