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faird

faird is the alternative form of ferd.

Meaning of ferd

Noun (1)

ferd (plural ferds)

  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.1775, Baillie, Letters

Noun (2)

ferd (usually uncountable, plural ferds)

  1. (Scotland, obsolete, usually) Fear.

See all 7 meanings of ferd

Forms of faird

pluralfairds
alternative formfard
alternative formfarde
alternative formferde

Questions about faird

What is faird the alternative form of?
Faird is the alternative form of ferd.

Words near faird in the dictionary

  1. Faircloth
  2. Faircloths
  3. Fairclough
  4. Faircloughian
  5. Faircloughs
  6. faird
  7. fairdom
  8. fairds
  9. faire
  10. faired
  11. faired off

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