ferredeとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Inherited from 古期英語 ġefērrǣden; by surface analysis, fere (“companion”) +‎ -rede (“-hood”). Compare ferhede.

発音

• IPA: /ˈfɛˌrɛːd(ə)/, /ˈfeːˌrɛːd(ə)/, /-rɛd(ə)/

名詞

ferrede (uncountable) (chiefly Southern, West Midland, poetic)

1. A fellowship, band, or company; a group of associates.
2. A troop or host; a group of soldiers.
3. (rare) Camaraderie, companionship; mutual connection.
4. (rare) Armed force; military might.

参照

• “ferrē̆de(n, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
• “ferred, ferhede, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.