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ferd¹

  • /fɜː(ɹ)d/
  • /fɛɹd/ Scotland
  • /feːd/
  • /fɛːd/

Sounds like third (th-fronting) · Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)d

Where it comes from

From Middle English ferde (“military expedition”), from Old English fierd; see fyrd. Cognate with Dutch vaart (“voyage”), German Fahrt (“journey”).

noun ferds · fard · faird · faerd

  1. Scotland A journey; a voyage.
  2. Scotland Provisions for a journey, especially food.
  3. Scotland A fast pace; a rush or hurry.
  4. Northern England, Scotland, also, obsolete Effort, impetus, speed; a violent onset. It was our great desire to have at once been at handy-strokes, well understanding that the ferd of our hot spirits could not long abide in edge.

ferd²

  • /fɜː(ɹ)d/
  • /fɛɹd/ Scotland
  • /feːd/
  • /fɛːd/

Sounds like third (th-fronting) · Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)d

Where it comes from

Inherited from Middle English ferd (“fear, terror”), the past participle of feren (“to frighten”). More at fear.

noun ferds

  1. Scotland, obsolete, uncountable, usually Fear.

adjective ferder · ferdest

  1. Scotland, obsolete Afraid. Out of Deuelin toun, The folk wel fast ran, In a water to droun, So ferd were thai than;

ferd³

  • /fɜː(ɹ)d/
  • /fɛɹd/ Scotland
  • /feːd/
  • /fɛːd/

Sounds like third (th-fronting) · Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)d

Where it comes from

From Middle English ferthe (“fourth”), from Old English fēorþa, with th-stopping of /ð/ (voiced th) into /d/ (voiced t).

adjective

  1. Scotland, not comparable, obsolete Fourth. George the ferd Erle of Hunlie and second of that name his sone, three. And Jane Gordoun his dochtir, the ferd.

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@misc{ferd_2026,
  title = {ferd},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ferd},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}