† forferlyv.
Obsolete.
transitive. To astonish greatly. (Only in past participle.)
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > surprise, astonish [verb (transitive)]
gloppena1250
abavea1400
ferlya1400
forferlya1400
supprisec1405
stonish1488
surprend1549
stagger1556
thunderbolta1586
admire1598
startle1598
thunderstrike1613
siderate1623
dumbfound1653
surprise1655
stammer1656
strange1657
astartlea1680
dumbfounder1710
knock1715
to take aback1751
flabbergast1773
to take back1796
stagnate1829
to put aback1833
to make (a person) sit up1878
to knock, lay (out), etc., cold1884
transmogrify1887
rock1947
to flip out1964
a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 17361 Ful for-farled þan war þai.
c1480 (a1400) St. Andrew 950 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) I. 90 He..wes forferlyt grettumly.
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