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

  1. 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.
  2. to direct the course of; conduct, lead
  3. to go, leave

Conjugation

Conjugation of ferian (weak class 1)
infinitive ferian ferienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular ferie ferede
second person singular ferest feredest
third person singular fereþ ferede
plural feriaþ feredon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular ferie ferede
plural ferien fereden
imperative
singular fere
plural feriaþ
participle present past
feriende (ġe)fered

Derived terms

Descendants

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

  1. to take, carry
  2. to sail

Conjugation

Conjugation of ferian (weak class 1)
infinitive ferian
indicative present past
1st person singular feriu ferda
2nd person singular feris ferdes
3rd person singular ferid ferda
plural feriad ferdun
subjunctive present past
1st person singular ferie ferdi
2nd person singular feries ferdis
3rd person singular ferie ferdi
plural ferien ferdin
imperative present
singular feri
plural feriad
participle present past
feriandi giferid, ferid

Derived terms

Spanish

Verb

ferian

  1. third-person plural present indicative of feriar
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