| 释义 |
fer·lie
I. \ˈferlē\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English ferly, ferlich, from Old English fǣrlīc sudden, unexpected, from fǣr sudden danger or attack, calamity + -līc -ly — more at fear
now dialect : strange, surprising
< a ferlie sight outside the door >
II. noun
also fer·ly \“\
(plural ferlies)
Etymology: Middle English, from ferly, adjective
1. Scotland : a strange or unusual sight : wonder
2. Scotland : a freakish person or animal sometimes seen in hallucinations
< when he was real drunk and the ferlies came sniftering out of the whiskey bottles at him — L.G.Gibbon >
3. Scotland : news, gossip — usually used in plural
4. Scotland : surprise, amazement
III. verb
also ferly \“\
(ferlied ; ferlied ; ferlying ; ferlies)
Etymology: Middle English ferlien, from ferly, adjective
Scotland : wonder |