ferdとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源 1

From 中期英語 ferde (“military expedition”), from 古期英語 fierd; see fyrd. Cognate with Dutch vaart (“voyage”), German Fahrt (“journey”).

別の表記

• fard, faird, faerd

名詞

ferd (plural ferds)(Scotland)

1. A journey; a voyage.
2. Provisions for a journey, especially food.
3. A fast pace; a rush or hurry.
4. (also Northern England, obsolete) Effort, impetus, speed; a violent onset.
   • 1775, Baillie, Letters:

     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.

   • 1832, John Nevay, “The Cotter's Birth-Day”, in Margaret De Courcy, Beatrice De Courcy, editors, The Ladies' Cabinet of Fashion, Music, and Romance, page 381:

     A dainty husband, an' the best o' men, Fresh in his eild as the gree simmer glen. An' still he maks a ferd his bread to earn— His aim to hae a canty but-an'-ben, Wi' something aye to spare to ilka bairn, That they the gude auld hospitality might learn.

参照

• “ferd”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.
• “ferd”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.

語源 2

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

名詞

ferd (usually uncountable, plural ferds)

1. (obsolete) Fear.

形容詞

ferd (comparative ferder, superlative ferdest)

1. (obsolete) Afraid.
   • c. 13th century, Sir Walter Scott, Sir Tristrem, published 1804:

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

     Out of Dublin town, the townsfolk ran very fast into a river to drown, so afraid were they then;

語源 3

From 中期英語 ferthe (“fourth”), from 古期英語 fēorþa, with th-stopping of /ð/ (voiced th) into /d/ (voiced t).

形容詞

ferd (not comparable)

1. (Scotland, obsolete) Fourth.
   • 1565, Proces of Divorce twixt Erle Bothwell and his Wife:

     George the ferd Erle of Hunlie and second of that name his sone, three. And Jane Gordoun his dochtir, the ferd.

   • 1571, J Chepman, Decreet of Spulzie:

     Gevin vunder our signet, at Edinburgh, the xxiij day of Marche, and of our regnne the ferd yer.

     Given under our signet, at Edinburgh, the 23rd day of March, and of our reign the fourth year.

   • 1614, Register of Town Council of Edinburgh, vol x:

     The first & secund regents sall haif quarterlie ilkane threttein schilling four penneis. The thrid fyfteen sehillings and the ferd and principall twenty shillings.

     The first and second councilmen shall receive every quarter thirteen shilling four pennies. The third one, fifteen shillings, and the fourth and main one, twenty shillings

アナグラム

• FRED, Fred

名詞

ferd f

1. alternative form of fierd

語形変化

Strong i-stem:

別の表記

• feerd, feerde, ferde, ferid

発音

• IPA: /fɛːrd/

名詞

ferd (uncountable)

1. fear, terror

派生語

• ferdful
• ferdnesse

派生した語

• Yola: ferde

参照

• “fērd(e, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

動詞

ferd

1. past participle of feren (“to frighten”).

語源 2

名詞

ferd

1. alternative form of ferde (“army”)